If you didn't see premiere night -- kick yourself now.
I'm very pleased to see a TNT original that was not related to the Old West. This movie was an outstanding TV movie and I haven't seen a good one in a number of years.
A. Michael Hall was excellent in the role of Bill Gates. Good acting is when you forget who the person playing the part is. (Luke Perry in 8 Seconds and Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski are the only others where I didn't think of the previous projects the actors did) You forget A. Michael Hall was in the countless John Hughes' films from the 80's.
Noah Wylie's performance was good; however, I saw a few hints of Dr. John Carter coming through.
The story was inviting. I liked the movement of the film and enjoyed the narration throughout which made great transitions. They focused on the personal life of Steve Jobs and not on Bill Gates. There was a balance problem. Too much Steve, not enough Bill.
I know nothing of the history of personal computers and, as an English major in college, learned a great deal of background information on the PC. You will learn and be entertained from this movie and be surprised of how the PC transformed into a world commodity. I'd rather watch this than a six-hour documentary any day.
I'm very pleased to see a TNT original that was not related to the Old West. This movie was an outstanding TV movie and I haven't seen a good one in a number of years.
A. Michael Hall was excellent in the role of Bill Gates. Good acting is when you forget who the person playing the part is. (Luke Perry in 8 Seconds and Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski are the only others where I didn't think of the previous projects the actors did) You forget A. Michael Hall was in the countless John Hughes' films from the 80's.
Noah Wylie's performance was good; however, I saw a few hints of Dr. John Carter coming through.
The story was inviting. I liked the movement of the film and enjoyed the narration throughout which made great transitions. They focused on the personal life of Steve Jobs and not on Bill Gates. There was a balance problem. Too much Steve, not enough Bill.
I know nothing of the history of personal computers and, as an English major in college, learned a great deal of background information on the PC. You will learn and be entertained from this movie and be surprised of how the PC transformed into a world commodity. I'd rather watch this than a six-hour documentary any day.