Aaron Sorkin’s new film is a kind of sequel to the iconic classic, The Social Network. While it is not a bad movie by any stretch, it falls quite short of that first amazing film.

According to IMDB, “Follows Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, who enlisted the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to blow the whistle on the social network’s most guarded secrets.”

The performances of the film are solid. Mikey Madison is Francis an employee inside Facebook who has discovered the questionable choices made by the social network. She recruited Jeremy Allen White, who played Jeff Horwitz, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

Jeremy Strong played Mark Zuckerberg, in all his arrogant glory. Strong is a great actor and his work as Zuckerberg was a highlight of the movie. His argument with Bill Barr is a powerful series of scenes.

Now, there are several scenes that dragged on, especially at the beginning of the film, and the ending felt a little too preachy.

Dialogue in an Aaron Sorkin movie is always great, and this was as well. However, the story itself seemed to lack a little oomph. While it was a good enough presentation of the true story, it did not stand out like the previous film did. It was perfectly watchable, but it felt underwhelming at times.

In a movie where Facebook seemed to be the villain, I will be posting this review on the social network.

3.1 stars