Review of Steve Jobs (2015) by Theapplegnome — 03 Jan 2016

There are many characteristic mentions in this review, and that’s really what this film is about; Steve Jobs and his personality.

From the writers of ’The Social Network’ and the book ’Steve Jobs’ comes a realistic and truly dialog-driven biography-flick, that even made Steve Wozniak believe that Jobs was there in his younger self. The plot itself is centralized on three Apple-related events, and they all move very fast. The dialogs are so intense and packed with humor, emotions and realistic drama. Anger, embarrassment and basic human traits are all thrown over the place. ’Steve Jobs’ is high paced & dialog-driven film, that might be too fast for some and a bit too boring (dialogs) for others. But it’s without any doubt a spectacular film were characters are presented in an exemplary and realistic way. Yes, some of you might find it a bit too dialog-driven and even boring, and it really depends what kind of movies you like. The man of Apple is a very complex character, but they managed to present him in a splendid way. His personality; the way he see things and his behavior is so well visualized! The father-daughter relationship and the overall chemistry between different characters is exemplary, and most of the credit must go to the well chosen actors and the high-paced dialogs that never stops to irritate and even fascinate the main characters. There are many moments where things go badly, not just plot-related events; characters as well!

Michael Fassbender might not have the splendid look as what Ashton Kutcher managed to transform himself into in the less impressive ’Jobs-film’, but that’s the only downside. Fassbender didn't do just fine in this flick, we’re talking about a major transform into Steve Jobs himself. His performance might even be Oscar worthy, time will only tell. It might be his best performance to date, that’s for sure. A five star-worthy performance of a really complex character, well done! But it’s still not a flawless movie (none is); due to the very complexity of Steve Jobs, his development didn’t come of as very abstract. There could have been more change and conflict in him, but being a complex individual does make one understand why the writers didn't go further with him.

Yes; its another Apple-related film, but what is ’Steve Jobs’ really? It’s so much more than a tech-biography; it's a deep and understandable inside to what friendship, egoism, family, love, visions & obsessions can result into. Add a splendid direction by Danny Boyle with smooth camerawork, artistic moments, and of course the clever editing; that’s ’Steve Jobs’.