Steve Jobs

STEVE JOBS (2015)

directed by Danny Boyle

[filmography: 127 Hours (2010), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), 28 Days Later... (2002), The Beach (2000), Trainspotting (1996)]

adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin ["The Newsroom", Moneyball (2011), The Social Network (2010), "The West Wing", A Few Good Men (1992)] 

starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen & Jeff Daniels

ENJOYMENT: ***½ (out of 4)

"Creative storytelling and great acting"

Steve Jobs – founder of Apple and one of the most famous CEOs of all time – was not a well-loved man. In this film, his story is told through a series of product launches he was involved with over two decades in order to give a behind-the-scenes look at Steve Jobs the Father, the Boss, the Friend and the Supposed Genius. Though I didn't originally think Michael Fassbender was a good choice to play Steve Jobs, he quickly embodied him and ended up giving one of the best performances of the year (and was probably much more convincing than Leonardo DiCaprio who was supposed to play him at one point). For its originality, the great acting and the coolness of the story itself, this film is worth seeing – especially if you're an Apple fan or software engineer – but it probably won't blow you away like The Social Network or other Danny Boyle films.