The fact that most of the characters in this film are Harvard students gives a perfect excuse for Sorkin to write some of his best and most eloquent dialogue.
It’s such a fantastic script: focussed, great flow and dramatic build up, and filled with interesting characters.
I do find it kinda hard to believe that Zuckerberg is as smart as this movie wants us to believe, given some of the things he has done since this film.
Fincher’s directing is flawless, cinematography and score are well done, the editing is great and precise (especially the intercutting between the different timelines), and the acting is very strong all across the board.
It’s actually quite fast as well, the dialogue comes quickly and you have to pay attention or you’ll miss important beats. But that was a very smart choice: the film always moves and it isn’t dull for a single moment, despite the fact that it’s 2 hours of people sitting and talking to each other.
I’d give it a perfect score if the social commentary that’s lingering in the background was a little stronger.
It presents this idea that our societal norm of striving to be exceptional leads to us making the wrong, egotistical choices as individuals, but it’s almost a little too subtle about that.
It kinda fades into the background after the first act, as it becomes more about the consequences of the decisions being made, and less about the human psychology behind it.

9/10

Ps: small nitpick, but the sound mix during the club scene wasn’t very well done. It’s realistic for sure, but you cannot make out what people are saying. Luckily it isn’t the most integral scene, but they should’ve reshot that in a different location.