Steve Jobs

“Steve Jobs” is a clustered, jumbled mess of a film. But that doesn’t mean it has to be bad.

From director Danny Boyle and acclaimed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin comes the 2015 film “Steve Jobs,” not to be confused with the 2013 movie also about Steve Jobs, acutely titled “Jobs.”

First things first: kudos to all of the actors’ performances. While Michael Fassbender did a fine job as the lead, the performance that really stood out to me was that of Katherine Waterston’s. She played the role of the mother of Steve Jobs’s first child, of which there was a massive controversy surrounding. In her limited number of scenes, she did a wonderful job of expressing a mother in need.

That segways into the most striking aspect of the film: despite being titled “Steve Jobs,” the movie isn’t only about the titular inventor. It’s also about the impact and connections with the people around him. His assistant (and, more importantly, his daughter) are only some among others that were shown to have been impacted greatly by Jobs. By doing this, the filmmakers made not only a film about Steve Jobs, but his impact and lasting legacy as well.

Let me talk about trailers for a second. I love movie trailers; they’re one of the driving forces of most people going to see a film in the first place. However, with “Steve Jobs,” I strongly advise you (if you have not done so already) to not see any trailers besides the one I showcased in this review. The film is composed of 3 of Steve Jobs’s product launches: the Mac, the NeXT, and the iMac. As such, there are major time skips and changes in characters, which lead most of the trailers to give away too much.

It also leads the film to be a bit jumbled at times, despite some of the smooth transitions that do happen in between the skips.

7.5/10- Though it can be a bit jumbled at times, “Steve Jobs” boasts strong performances and surprising cinematic depth.