I have never felt compelled to write a film review in my life before, but after seeing such a low rating for a film that does try hard to tell such a complex story, I just had to give it a go.
Firstly, I can't say that I have ever been, or not been a fan of Ashton Kutcher so my opinion is solely based on his performance in Jobs. At times, his portrayal seems a little clunky as he tries to master the walk of Steve Jobs he has an awkward kind of stoop which doesn't translate well on film. However, there are other times when AK's performance is incredible, his voice is near perfect pitch, his body language, mannerisms and words are so in-tuned to Steve he could be channeling him.
One reason that the film has lower ratings is, in my eyes, that most people who see it won't have a great knowledge of the intense man that was SJ. He was a brute, a tyrant and at times appeared crazy. If you read the biography by Walter Isaacson you will probably get a clearer picture. Perhaps the biggest problem with the film is that it cuts off just before all the really good stuff came along, the iPod, iTunes, iPhone and iPad. The film also does not deal with Jobs' cancer or death, which just leads to a feeling that it is incomplete.
I personally liked the film and I don't think that it tarnishes Jobs' memory, like I said he wasn't a saint (oh BTW, he is also a hero of mine) it is just a complicated, sometimes haphazard, chronicle of an even more complicated man.
Firstly, I can't say that I have ever been, or not been a fan of Ashton Kutcher so my opinion is solely based on his performance in Jobs. At times, his portrayal seems a little clunky as he tries to master the walk of Steve Jobs he has an awkward kind of stoop which doesn't translate well on film. However, there are other times when AK's performance is incredible, his voice is near perfect pitch, his body language, mannerisms and words are so in-tuned to Steve he could be channeling him.
One reason that the film has lower ratings is, in my eyes, that most people who see it won't have a great knowledge of the intense man that was SJ. He was a brute, a tyrant and at times appeared crazy. If you read the biography by Walter Isaacson you will probably get a clearer picture. Perhaps the biggest problem with the film is that it cuts off just before all the really good stuff came along, the iPod, iTunes, iPhone and iPad. The film also does not deal with Jobs' cancer or death, which just leads to a feeling that it is incomplete.
I personally liked the film and I don't think that it tarnishes Jobs' memory, like I said he wasn't a saint (oh BTW, he is also a hero of mine) it is just a complicated, sometimes haphazard, chronicle of an even more complicated man.