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Jobs

23 August 2013English2h 2m
BiographyDrama
out of 10
Mixedlukewarm or divided
Monk Score · 9 scored reviews · 2 not rated

Kutcher tries, but this Jobs portrait stays frustratingly surface-level.

Verdict tier Mixed, lukewarm or divided, on a scale of Unfavorable, Mixed, Recommended, Exceptional.

  • Praised: Kutcher's earnest performance
  • Criticised: Shallow, incomplete portrait of Jobs

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What 11 critics are saying

Critical consensus on Jobs is largely negative, with most reviewers finding the film a shallow and incomplete portrait of its subject. The most common praise, where it exists, is limited to the film being watchable or inoffensive, with a few critics noting Ashton Kutcher's earnest performance. However, critics widely condemned the film for its superficial and detached screenplay, clunky dialogue, and failure to capture the complexity of Steve Jobs as a person. Several reviewers noted the lack of cinematic craft, including unimaginative cinematography and forgettable music.

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Critic reviews (11)

Top critics first, then by score · not-rated last · updated

  1. Top critic

    IBNLive

    Film review ·

    Steve Jobs deserved a 360-degree portrait. You won't find that here. I'm going with two out of five for 'Jobs'. Kutcher is earnest. But the film is a snore.

  2. Top critic

    TheFrontRow

    Film review ·

    Steve Jobs was brilliant, mercurial, arrogant, petty and manipulative. In short, everything you need for a great drama. Instead what director Joshua Michael Stern and writer Matt Whiteley give us is a comatose narrative filled with clunky dialogues that traces Jobs' journey from his start-up days in a garage to Apple becoming the most valuable company in the world.

  3. Top critic

    Mid-Day

    Film review ·

    There's nothing really more to say about the film, apart from its sheer ineptness oozing though every agonizing second of its excruciatingly long two plus hour runtime. Pointing out each of its flaws would mean typing out a 1000 page document in bold Goudy Stout and thanking Jobs for paying attention to calligraphy and being adamant about including fonts in the word processor.

  5. The Navhind Times

    Film review ·

    The results are mixed. I was not bored while watching, in fact it kept me interested, but in the end the pay off wasn't quite exciting.

  6. DNA India

    Film review ·

    Jobs feels like a dinner date where the person picks up your tab and leaves before you get through the soup! We wish there was more candour and less trickery in this biopic.

  8. KoiMoi

    Film review ·

    Jobs is an average film, that has nothing extraordinary about it besides the name tag of Steve Jobs. With a scantily detailed screenplay which tells a detached story of a charismatic tech giant, this film lacks sharpness, wit and edge-of-the-seat quality. Lacking a crisp storytelling, Steve Jobs who fostered perfection wouldn't be happy with this film! I am settling for a 2/5 for it.

  9. Rediff

    Film review ·

    The film also conveniently overlooks the details of Steve Jobs' life and miserably fails to represent him as a complete person. Had he still been around, Jobs certainly wouldn't have approved of Jobs.

  10. Firstpost

    Film review ·

    So imagine the disappointment of watching Jobs and realising a film about Steve Jobs doesn't really bother with aesthetics, logic or storytelling. The music is forgettable, the cinematography is unimaginative and there are no insights into what made Jobs one of the most influential men of our times.

  11. Mumbai Mirror

    Film review ·

    The entire movie fails to impress. It is at most a fluff piece made to glorify Steve Jobs, which it does badly. We think you might want to wait till the movie comes out on TV. But while you wait, try and get your hands on Pirates of Silicon Valley instead. It is still a good watch and portrays the characters in a much better way.

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