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Not a good job! Score: 4/10 The story of Steve Jobs was always going to be interesting thanks to the roller coaster ride his life was. Taking that into account the film was a total waste of opportunity. It could have had a perfect balance, with true elements of a thriller biopic and tensions, wherever required. Seemed like Joshua (director) had every right intention but couldn't really transform them on screen. The acting from almost all parts looked pretentious, as if they all were in a bygone era play. Ashton himself was plastic at best, only raising his voice to compensate for the intensity Steve carried. The cinematography was the saving grace, but accompanied with a very conventional back ground score and writing, it was a tasteless sandwich. Nothing brought out any genuineness in the story telling. The Social Network did so much better even with the little resources it had, in terms of story line. The writing looked like it was another documentary on “ The Sec

“ The Past” is a winner in the “Present” as well as the “Future” Score: 8/10 Asghar Farhadi (director) has once again proved how talented he is with the family dramas. The movie right from the start keeps offering viewers something about their lives that adds to the whole picture of the situation. It very nakedly expresses how indecisive humans can get and how unknowingly we become a part of complexities that exhaust us. The movie very diplomatically points at no one as the villain or the hero, very much like his last film or like many of the acclaimed dramas that have come out over the years. The quick sands of relations that pull us deep so slowly and the next moment we are stuck as much as we try to move. The layers are intertwined in a poetic fashion that help us deeply understand each one of the characters and their ordeal and yet blame no one for the situation. The acting stayed flawless throughout, justifying every inch of the master piece writing. The editing was