Jobs

Not horrible, just a few decades shy of greatness. Ashton Kutcher bears a striking resemblance to Steve Jobs only in the opening scene, where he carefully imitates both Jobs’ movements, posture and tone. The rest of the movie – a glance into Jobs’ past – offers only sporadic instances of similarity with the founder of Apple Computers. More disconcerted with how often Kutcher seemingly steps into and falls out of character, it is only days after that I realized the movie itself was average at best. 

We’re given a superficial insight into Jobs’ life and mindset, and the at times striking performances by Kutcher are not consistent enough to save the movie or provide it with more depth than it has been given. Despite the potential, the film is strung together by shallow dialogues and a light main character with an inferior likeness to The Social Network’s Mark Zuckerberg. Unlike The Social Network, Jobs falls short of giving not only the complete story but also a complete picture of the man it so desperately tries to portray. 

Notwithstanding its many faults, I was still able to enjoy the movie, and if you don’t get your hopes up, I hope you will too!