Director – David Fincher, Screenplay – Aaron Sorkin
Cast – Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake
One of Hollywood’s legendary directors David Fincher brings to you a gripping film, revolving around the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg (played by a very talented Jesse Eisenberg). What works? Everything. From the very gripping, brilliant and intelligent screenplay to the direction, performances and first class cinematography and editing.
Fincher has delivered masterpieces, and this is certainly not his best piece of work, but that doesn’t mean he will be discounted for this. He extracts some of the finest performances from the entire cast. Both Eisenberg and Garfield are an absolute delight to watch, and Garfield is worthy of an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and is an actor to look out for in the forthcoming years.
Fantastic dialogue delivery by Eisenberg (who fits the role of a geek to the hilt), and a very impressive screen presence as well as an emotional performance by Garfield, keeps you engrossed in the film from the word go, till the film ends. Justin Timberlake can’t be left behind, because he is the guy who delivers the arrogant, sexy, dreamer and executor to the billions of Facebook with so much charm, you cannot forget him.
The film is completely driven by the witty dialogues, and of course the two main forces are these phenomenal actors. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is the heart and life of the film, because he does not allow a single dull moment in the film. It will be no surprise if he sweeps the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
With soft lighting, consistent yellow/brown tones throughout the film, and classy frames, cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth delivers striking, breathtaking images that stay with you long after the end titles roll. Having shot the entire film on a Red One camera, he makes an impact and how!
Smart, sharp editing with the best creative inputs by the editor for a film that moves at breakneck speed, makes the film highly enjoyable. Trent Reznor scores this heart pounding soundtrack, which gives pulse to the situations in the story. Not an overbearing score, but one that blends with the screenplay and breathes life into the film at the post production stages, for a real treat on the big screen. He deserves plenty of recognition for his extraordinary work.
With David Fincher putting together classic moments, he triumphs in every single aspect of filmmaking. Admirable because he delivers a flawless film of and for the new generation. Fincher’s cinematic vision is strong, bold, deep, powerful, all of it. The film is demanding, and it works on many levels.
There is not a single division or a moment that the film lets you down with. Fincher so beautifully explores this evolving culture and the social networking community, and he engages you with compelling storytelling. He breaks norms and shows the way to magnificent “new generation” filmmaking.
The Social Network is total cinematic power from the shores of Hollywood. And when the film ends, you want to say “Can’t it just keep going?”
Swarupa Pillaai
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
The Town review
Alright Sir!!! Ben Affleck pulls off with absolute ease - writing, directing and performing for The Town, and churns out an absolute gem of a film, which is memorable on a very high scale.
The Town is an ensemble of an exceptional cast, who delivers outstanding performances (especially Jeremy Renner), thanks to some brilliant direction by Ben Affleck. He leaves no stone unturned when it comes to extracting some of the finest performances of the actors' careers.
Affleck himself is outstanding with a restrained and classy performance as a bank robber who falls in love with the witness, in this absolute thrill ride. Blake Lively and Rebecca Hall are also powerful in their roles.
A flawless screenplay (fantastic character development and drama) is executed for the screen, and translated to the screen with top notch creative inputs by the entire team (actors and technicians).
The technicians and actors seem to work and deliver together in a perfectly rehearsed dance in perfect rhythm, intertwined with an emotional connection on a very high level.
The crime city Boston and personal moments between characters is captured with extremely beautiful frames, delicious tones and first class angles, and the cinematography by Robert Elswit is breathtaking and classic. Certainly a genius behind the lens, because he gives depth to all the characters, their relationships and their scenes. (Do you remember the brilliant work by him in “Michael Clayton”?) (And an Oscar win for "There Will Be Blood" and Oscar an nomination for "Good Night and Good Luck").
To aid this already edge of the seat thriller, the editing is first class, without any kind of glitches.
The background score? Wow oh wow, it’s astounding to blend perfectly with the settings, story and characters.
The highly emotional sequence of events makes you fall in love with both the good guys and bad guys. Affleck scores here, because it’s hard for a director to make audiences sympathize on both sides. His direction was most certainly no fluke.
Subtle humour plays a major role, and Affleck pulls it off with absolute finesse. The dialogues are witty and charming, with writing of the highest order.
Jeremy Renner should most definitely secure a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars this year. Failing which, the Oscars will be nothing but a bunch of political fuck ups. (Ben Affleck helped Amy Ryan score a Supporting Actress nomination for “Gone Baby Gone” in 2007). Let’s also mention the awesome screen presence this talented actor has. His performance in this film easily surpasses even last year's "The Hurt Locker".
Considering the genre of the film, the cinematography deserves accolades too at the Oscars. As does the editing. (But let’s not forget the bastards dumped Nolan for “The Dark Knight”).
High voltage action, with very smart action choreography.
It takes talent, serious talent to pull off a film on this caliber. Easily one of the best films of 2010.
Ben Affleck strikes gold again with his second directorial venture with absolute brilliance.
Another exciting director for Hollywood, worth every single million they spent on making the film.
Score - 10/10
Swarupa Pillaai
The Town is an ensemble of an exceptional cast, who delivers outstanding performances (especially Jeremy Renner), thanks to some brilliant direction by Ben Affleck. He leaves no stone unturned when it comes to extracting some of the finest performances of the actors' careers.
Affleck himself is outstanding with a restrained and classy performance as a bank robber who falls in love with the witness, in this absolute thrill ride. Blake Lively and Rebecca Hall are also powerful in their roles.
A flawless screenplay (fantastic character development and drama) is executed for the screen, and translated to the screen with top notch creative inputs by the entire team (actors and technicians).
The technicians and actors seem to work and deliver together in a perfectly rehearsed dance in perfect rhythm, intertwined with an emotional connection on a very high level.
The crime city Boston and personal moments between characters is captured with extremely beautiful frames, delicious tones and first class angles, and the cinematography by Robert Elswit is breathtaking and classic. Certainly a genius behind the lens, because he gives depth to all the characters, their relationships and their scenes. (Do you remember the brilliant work by him in “Michael Clayton”?) (And an Oscar win for "There Will Be Blood" and Oscar an nomination for "Good Night and Good Luck").
To aid this already edge of the seat thriller, the editing is first class, without any kind of glitches.
The background score? Wow oh wow, it’s astounding to blend perfectly with the settings, story and characters.
The highly emotional sequence of events makes you fall in love with both the good guys and bad guys. Affleck scores here, because it’s hard for a director to make audiences sympathize on both sides. His direction was most certainly no fluke.
Subtle humour plays a major role, and Affleck pulls it off with absolute finesse. The dialogues are witty and charming, with writing of the highest order.
Jeremy Renner should most definitely secure a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars this year. Failing which, the Oscars will be nothing but a bunch of political fuck ups. (Ben Affleck helped Amy Ryan score a Supporting Actress nomination for “Gone Baby Gone” in 2007). Let’s also mention the awesome screen presence this talented actor has. His performance in this film easily surpasses even last year's "The Hurt Locker".
Considering the genre of the film, the cinematography deserves accolades too at the Oscars. As does the editing. (But let’s not forget the bastards dumped Nolan for “The Dark Knight”).
High voltage action, with very smart action choreography.
It takes talent, serious talent to pull off a film on this caliber. Easily one of the best films of 2010.
Ben Affleck strikes gold again with his second directorial venture with absolute brilliance.
Another exciting director for Hollywood, worth every single million they spent on making the film.
Score - 10/10
Swarupa Pillaai
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