Unlike the Great Gatsby, here is an example of a great book turning into... a terrible movie.
Believe me, I was as surprised as anyone.
I can't blame it on Ashton Kutcher. He's got the voice, the barefoot look, even affects an unusual walk on the many walking scenes (that couldn't have come accidentally, slight hunched, leaning forward). He does the monologues well.
But the hagiographic Citizen Kane approach does not work with this LBJ-esque character of good and bad personality strands working together. You just can't appreciate the backlit, worshipful approach in a business setting. It doesn't help that there are no other strong characters - they're all just fodder for Jobs to run over.
Now, this is a strong comparison to make to the Social Network (another unlikeable successful tech mogul running over the competition). But there was interesting dialogue, strong competing characters and, in its best line "The people at Facebook are back in the offices doing things that no one in this room is capable of. Does that answer your condescending question?"
* 1/2 of 4 (Lowest rating of 2013 so far)
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