A lot of reasons to see this movie- particularly Glenn Howerton, in what may be the funniest performance of the year.
If you're interested, check out my review of the film here. Much appreciated - https://youtu.be/LIjOh4pW9qs
I suppose it's like the 1930s and 1940s, when they made movies about guys like Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison. But the stories of these modern-day people just don't seem as interesting.
shareNot really "the world's first smartphone" though.
The only breakthrough was the texting feature, making it a two-way pager as well as a phone.
It was an interesting film, though perhaps lighter and less polished than The Social Network and The Big Short.
I enjoyed going back to the early 2000s when everyone was obsessed with their BlackBerries and Treos. I didn’t know the story of the corporation but that was interesting too. Some of the portrayals (the engineer bros, the corporate guy) were hammy.
Not sure how he wasn't nominated for an Oscar for the performance, or why this movie didn't get any award recognition at all. It's better than many of the films actually nominated, and Howerton was outstanding and hilarious. Too many white people in it, maybe?
shareit didn't get any noms because it's a glorified TV movie. A very entertaining one, mind you. Stop with the anti-diversity crap.
shareNo, it deserved recognition. It was better than most of the stuff nominated last year. But naturally, no shoehorned minorities or freaks in the cast, no strong lesbian black woman swooping in and secretly being behind the creation of both the Blackberry and the iPhone, so, naturally, nothing.
shareI loved it, really entertaining and funny too. Glenn Howerton made me laugh out loud. 8/10
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