I went to a screening of "Steve Jobs" last night, the Aaron Sorkin penned, Danny Boyle film starring Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet.
Let me say first: Seth Rogan can ACT. I wish he'd stop making doofus asshat movies and take on more real roles. He was great.
In fact, all of the performances were great. Fassbender wasn't imitating Jobs so much as inhabiting him. Winslet--I didn't even recognize her. I kept looking at her eyes and mouth thinking "I know those features... who is that?" I figured they got some Polish-American actress to play the part. Jeff Daniels was great, as always.
The dialogue was snappy and quick. You couldn't expect anything else from Sorkin. The makeup jobs, changing people's looks over 15 years, were seamless. No one looked like they were wearing makeup to me. They just looked like they aged and changed over time.
The way they chose to tell the story, by seeing him through the backstage prep for three different product launches, worked really well. We didn't dwell on his childhood, or home life. We saw everything through the lens of the tech he was championing at the time. I thought that worked perfectly. We didn't learn everything about him, but we learned a lot with those launches as the backdrop. They used actual news footage between each segment to set the stage, and as someone who followed computer news at the time, I liked reliving some of those broadcasts I had watched in the 80s and 90s.
I understand there were some licenses taken, as with any biopic. Everything we saw wasn't strictly factual, but I thought it captured the spirit of someone who was completely driven to drag the world into his vision of the future, kicking and screaming if necessary.
So, here's the thing. I felt like the move was just too long. I was done by the last segment. If I'd been watching at home, I would have paused and finished it the next day. I can't explain why. Maybe it was just too many Sorkinisms in a row. Maybe I was too uncomfortable with Steve's conflicts with his daughter and her mother. I can't think of a scene or even a line I think should be cut just for time, but it felt like I was sitting in that seat for a long time.
Also, I usually expect a movie with this many good building blocks to rise above the sum of its parts. To me, this one didn't. Good cast. Good dialogue. Well done sets, makeup and props, but for me they didn't gel into something great.
If you're a fan of Jobs, Apple, Sorkin, or any of the principle cast, definitely go see this movie. If you're not, and you just want to see a good film, try "The Martian."
Steve Jobs
Let me say first: Seth Rogan can ACT. I wish he'd stop making doofus asshat movies and take on more real roles. He was great.
In fact, all of the performances were great. Fassbender wasn't imitating Jobs so much as inhabiting him. Winslet--I didn't even recognize her. I kept looking at her eyes and mouth thinking "I know those features... who is that?" I figured they got some Polish-American actress to play the part. Jeff Daniels was great, as always.
The dialogue was snappy and quick. You couldn't expect anything else from Sorkin. The makeup jobs, changing people's looks over 15 years, were seamless. No one looked like they were wearing makeup to me. They just looked like they aged and changed over time.
The way they chose to tell the story, by seeing him through the backstage prep for three different product launches, worked really well. We didn't dwell on his childhood, or home life. We saw everything through the lens of the tech he was championing at the time. I thought that worked perfectly. We didn't learn everything about him, but we learned a lot with those launches as the backdrop. They used actual news footage between each segment to set the stage, and as someone who followed computer news at the time, I liked reliving some of those broadcasts I had watched in the 80s and 90s.
I understand there were some licenses taken, as with any biopic. Everything we saw wasn't strictly factual, but I thought it captured the spirit of someone who was completely driven to drag the world into his vision of the future, kicking and screaming if necessary.
So, here's the thing. I felt like the move was just too long. I was done by the last segment. If I'd been watching at home, I would have paused and finished it the next day. I can't explain why. Maybe it was just too many Sorkinisms in a row. Maybe I was too uncomfortable with Steve's conflicts with his daughter and her mother. I can't think of a scene or even a line I think should be cut just for time, but it felt like I was sitting in that seat for a long time.
Also, I usually expect a movie with this many good building blocks to rise above the sum of its parts. To me, this one didn't. Good cast. Good dialogue. Well done sets, makeup and props, but for me they didn't gel into something great.
If you're a fan of Jobs, Apple, Sorkin, or any of the principle cast, definitely go see this movie. If you're not, and you just want to see a good film, try "The Martian."
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