
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal compli... (Full plot summary below)
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On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.
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| Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondWith a thieves den of borderline-Shakespearian characters, a wickedly literate screenplay, potent direction by David Fincher, an exceptional ensemble cast and subject matter that speaks to a generation and well beyond, The Social Network is mesmerizing. |
| New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottThe result is a ripped-from-the-Zeitgeist film that is razor-sharp, an astute and funny portrait of the early 2000s, with all its LOL's, its IMO's and its WTF's. Mostly its WTF's. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe power of The Social Network is that Zuckerberg is a weasel with a mission that can never be dismissed. The movie suggests that he may have built his ambivalence about human connection into Facebook's very DNA. That's what makes him a jerk-hero for our time. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzIt's one of the best movies of the year, one of the best entries ever in the Way We Live Now oeuvre. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrOn the level of craft, the movie's just absurdly enjoyable. Sorkin's dialogue dazzles; the photography is burnished and sleek; the editing confidently sorts out a complex narrative. |
| Orlando SentinelRoger MooreThe performances, direction and writing of one of the best pictures of 2010 make this Social Network every bit as addictive, and a little chilling as well. |
| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallThis is a remarkable film for more reasons than its antihero, from the cyberspeed wisdom of Aaron Sorkin's screenplay to Jeff Cronenweth's camera prowling the excesses of youthful genius gone wild. |
| Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanDavid Fincher obsesses about obsessive people. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyMost of all, it is the improbably entertaining story of how new media are altering the very nature of courtship and friendship. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversKeep your eyes on Garfield - he's shatteringly good, the soul of a film that might otherwise be without one. The Social Network is the movie of the year. But Fincher and Sorkin triumph by taking it further. Lacing their scathing wit with an aching sadness, they define the dark irony of the past decade. |