Jobs (2013)
Average Rating: 5/10
Reviews Counted: 117
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 86
An ambitious but skin-deep portrait of an influential, complex figure, Jobs often has the feel of an over-sentimentalized made-for-TV biopic.
Average Rating: 5/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 28
An ambitious but skin-deep portrait of an influential, complex figure, Jobs often has the feel of an over-sentimentalized made-for-TV biopic.
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Movie Info
It only takes one person to start a revolution. The extraordinary story of Steve Jobs, the original innovator and ground-breaking entrepreneur who let nothing stand in the way of greatness. The film tells the epic and turbulent story of Jobs as he blazed a trail that changed technology -- and the world - forever. (c) Official Site
Cast
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Ashton Kutcher
Steve Jobs -
Dermot Mulroney
Mike Markkula -
Josh Gad
Steve Wozniak -
Lukas Haas
Daniel Kottke -
Matthew Modine
John Sculley -
J.K. Simmons
Arthur Rock -
Lesley Ann Warren
Clara Jobs -
Ron Eldard
Rod Holt -
Ahna O'Reilly
Chris-Ann Brennan -
Victor Rasuk
Bill Fernandez -
John Getz
Paul Jobs -
Kevin Dunn
Gil Amelio -
James Woods
Jack Dudman -
Nelson Franklin
Bill Atkinson -
Eddie Hassell
Chris Espinosa -
Elden Henson
Andy Hertzfeld -
Lenny Jacobson
Burrell Smith -
Brett Gelman
Jef Raskin -
Brad William Henke
Paul Terrell -
Giles Matthey
Jonathan Ive -
Robert Pine
Ed Woolard -
Clint Jung
Gareth Chang -
David Denman
Al Alcorn -
Masi Oka
Ken Tanaka -
Abby Brammell
Laurene Jobs -
Annika Bertea
Lisa Jobs -
Paul Baretto
Reed Jobs -
Amanda Crew
Julie -
Samm Levine
Apple Designer #1 -
Cody Chappel
Student At Lounge -
Joel Murray
Computer Professor -
William Mapother
Calligraphy Professo... -
Scott Krinsky
Homebrew Attendee -
Evan Helmuth
Francis -
Laura Niemi
Jobs Secretary -
Jim Turner
Jobs Attorney -
Clayton Rohner
Financial Expert -
Rachel Rosenstein
Apple Receptionist -
Christopher Curry
Board Member #1 -
Mark Kassen
Jud -
Dan Shaked
Apple Engineer -
Duncan Bravo
Zen Roshi -
Kent Shocknek
1980 News Caster -
Aaron Kuban
Ethan -
Olivia Johnson
Girl In Bedroom Esta... -
Alan Purwin
Pilot
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All Critics (117) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (31) | Rotten (86)
It's a film whose plea to the audience resembles Jobs' appeal to the crowd in that iPod-unveiling scene: "Believe this is important and exciting," it asks, "because I say so."
Top CriticThe irony is that a man who treasured innovation and sleek, stylish design should be the subject of a film that's so bland and bloated.
Other than people who are mildly curious about the guy who put the smartphone in their pocket and the tablet computer in their knapsack, I'm not sure who "Jobs" was made for.
A missed opportunity.
Like the man it's about, "Jobs" is thin and unassuming, but keeps surprising you with ideas and innovation.
If Jobs had been a producer on Jobs, he would have sent it back to the lab for a redesign.
This movie would be exponentially better if it were called Twenty-Something Jobs or Jobs, Woz And The First 2 Apples.
Ashton Kutcher does a very fine job as Jobs, portraying him less as a technological wizard and more as a business visionary who realised his out-of-the-box ideas by surrounding himself with people who were admittedly more talented than he was.
Ashton Kutcher IS Steve Jobs. You have to give Kutcher credit: He studied his character. That he successfully completed his homework is evidenced in 'Jobs,' a biopic of Apple Inc.'s late genius.
While it may be of interest to some, it's not going to provide any new perspective for those already familiar with Jobs' life.
One can see Kutcher acting, valiantly trying oh-so-hard as his every answer to any requirement for emotional intensity unilaterally comes off as merely shrilly raising the volume of his voice.
It admittedly feels like something of a missed opportunity, with director, Joshua Michael Stern, often more concerned with checking off bullet points than digging into the complexities of its leading man.
It reminds me of a similar film, 'The Social Network,' which is the better movie, but these two films tell essentially the same story.
Kutcher bears a striking resemblance to Jobs and manages to embody him in full. It is an often emotional performance that could have very easily been turned into a characterization.
Never really digs deep enough into the brilliant and often enigmatic title character. Begs for a documentary treatment.
This is really a sort of 'Apple begins' movie, with Jobs framed as the unlikely founder of the world's richest company - eventually
Kutcher is surprisingly good - a little mannered at times - but delivers the essence of the man, or at least the extensively researched character that scriptwriter Matt Whiteley presents
You could call this a crowd-pleasing Hollywood ending. You could also call it genocide.
jOBS demonstrates the difference between a great impression and an inspired performance.
Many of the creative details are embellished or reduced to montages in favor of a series of inspirational speeches.
Forget by the numbers, this biopic is practically binary in its formulaic creation.
Jobs feels more like a movie about Apple than the man who founded it.
Good performance by Kutcher as Steve Jobs but the movie glosses over his life.
The picture's most significant problem is simply that it's pointlessly truncated. It's the truth, just not the whole truth. Stern and Whiteley's is a story about big business when it should've been a story about big ideas.
It's not at all flattering, yet it still adheres to the most tired elements of similar projects that have come before it. jOBS is the Apple III of biopics.
not a perfect film, but it is a good and worthwhile one, distilling the essence of its eponymous subject and his times
Audience Reviews for Jobs
Super Reviewer
Super Reviewer
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- Steve Jobs: It's a tool for the heart. And when you can touch someone's heart. That's limitless. If I do say so myself, it's insanely cool. It's a music player. It's a thousand songs in your pocket. I'd like to introduce you to the iPod.
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- Steve Jobs: If you don't share our enthusiasm and care for the vision of this company.
- Apple Designer #1: No no no no no. I'm just... I'm not understanding...
- Steve Jobs: Get Out!
- Apple Designer #1: What?
- Steve Jobs: Get your shit and get out! You're done.
- Apple Designer #1: Wait. Are you going to fire me?
- Steve Jobs: No! I already fired you! Why are you still here?
Discussion Forum
| Topic | Last Post | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Ashton Kutcher is terrible | 20 days ago | 75 |
| Noah Wylie | 16 days ago | 24 |
| A lot of Groupthink Kutcher haters. | 34 days ago | 14 |
| Guess the Tomatometer | 44 days ago | 11 |
| Why this movie will be awesome | 49 days ago | 7 |
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Good Film! Ashton Kutcher has come a long way from portraying the stupid kid in That 70's show to portraying one of the geniuses of our generation. He is eerily similar to the original Steve Jobs and full marks to him for taking on the nuances, the body language and the talking style of the Apple founder. The jaw line was perfect and as a young Jobs he was flawless. The music is good and you get to hear some famous Bob Dylan songs in the movie, as Steve was a big Dylan fan all this life. Go without too many expectations and I bet you will be enjoying this biopic without asking yourself too many questions.
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.