Steve Jobs is the new biographical drama film based on the incredible life of the man who co-founded Apple, Inc.
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The film had also received backlash from Apple chief executive Tim Cook and Jobs’ widow Laurene Powell Jobs.
Director Danny Boyle masterfully weaves much of Jobs’ life into the moments backstage before the three crucial presentations covered in the film. Well, for starters, that it’s unsafe to extrapolate large-scale trends from small data sets, which should be a word of caution for everything from movie box office to tiny studies about the future of Apple Music.
Outside key urban audiences and across 2,000 theaters during the weekend, “Steve Jobs” the movie, failed to draw interest, just like the 2013 “Jobs” film starring Ashton Kutcher, which brought $6.7 million on the opening weekend.
Sorkin stresses that this film is not a biopic or documentary, and that he believe that he created “a painting, not a photography”. I’m not sure I ever found the answer, so if you’re asking me do I think Steve’s a genius, I don’t know. But recently, he married a woman – Dianne – who’s “made it her life’s work to get him out there, to get the real story told and to give him his life back”.
Michael Fassbender, who appears in nearly every shot, is expectedly tremendous (and kind of exhausting?) as Jobs, but it would be unfair to call this “his” movie.
Cast members Kate Winslet and Michael Fassbender at closing night premiere of Steve Jobs at the BFI London Film Festival 2015. Katherine Waterston is seen briefly as Chrisann Brennan, Jobs’ former girlfriend and mother of his daughter, and Jobs’ daughter, Lisa, changes actresses throughout the film. Actors? Give ’em all Golden Globe nominations. Instead of viewing Steve Jobs, moviegoers flocked to see The Martian, which came in first place with an estimated $15.9 million at the box office, as well as newer releases Goosebumps and Bridge of Spies. Flashbacks detailing major events in Jobs’ life and career intersperse the product launches, providing additional insight to his relationships and his past.
He says if this movie was your only introduction to Jobs, you’d be getting the wrong impression.
“Steve Jobs” is well written, well acted, well directed, and is in full speed from start to finish.
After a successful limited release, “Steve Jobs” is ready for its big national reveal.
“Steve Jobs” presents a highly critical and controversial portrayal of its subject, one that is at odds with most perceptions of the highly influential tech mogul.
4 out of 5 stars.
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‘Steve Jobs’ is rated R for language.
