This just in… social media is bad
Film critic Jason Evans has made it his mission to tell you everything you need to know about movies faster than it takes to learn how to operate your GPS (watch the movie, you will get it). His reviews are exactly 100 words long (because 99 leave you wanting more, but 101 is just plain wordy). Here is his 100-word review of The Social Reckoning.
The Premise: The
year is 2019 and Facebook data engineer Frances Haugen (Oscar winner Mikey
Madison from Anora) is really bothered by the way Facebook's algorithm is
turning normal people into radicals. When no one in management will listen to
her, she turns whistleblower and begins working with Wall Street Journal investigative
reporter Jeff Horwitz (Emmy winner Jeremy Allen White from The Bear). The film
also deals with the fallout from their investigation with Facebook CEO Mark
Zuckerberg (Emmy winner Jeremy Strong from Succession) trying to calm public
concerns about how his app contributed to the January 6th riot at
the Capitol. The film is written and directed by Oscar winner Aaron Sorkin, who
also wrote 2010’s The Social Network.
The 100-words:
Sorkin’s rapid-fire scripts need the right kind of director to make them work
and, sadly, Sorkin the director is not up to the task. This isn’t a bad film,
but doesn’t come close to the drama or characters of its Social Network predecessor.
The film wants to imply that these people made a difference when, in reality,
Facebook is just as problematic and harmful today as it was when Haugen blew
the whistle. The story is mostly a journalism thriller and it moves with good
pace. Most audiences will enjoy it, but don’t expect this to be an awards
contender.
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