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Early reviews:

The Social Network is the movie of the year. If Coppola were into computers, this would be The Godfather. Should I have gone with Scorsese and Goodfellas? I think it’s the cooler reference but The Godfather is more legendary and Social Network deserves the comparison.

http://www.screenjunkies.com/review/...social-network

That the particulars of Zuckerberg’s life and business practices remain the subject of intense debate in no way diminishes the importance of “The Social Network,” which has an uncommonly perceptive, razor-sharp script by Aaron Sorkin (“The West Wing”). It’s the finest film in many years to open the New York Film Festival

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainmen...vus2oSVHCaWzFJ

"Social" has the potential to be that rarity -- a film that gains critical laurels and award mentions yet also does killer boxoffice. Certainly, Sorkin, the film's director, David Fincher, and its heavyweight producers have crafted a smart, insightful film that satisfies both camps. The hook is the film's of-the-moment topic but the payoff is its hero. Or antihero or villain or whatever.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...04115722.story

They'll call it a film that defines a generation, and it's hard to tell whether or not that's a good thing. With The Social Network, director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin turn some fairly dry, nerdy content about fairly dry, nerdy characters into one of the must-see films of the year, and they don't waste any time getting right to it. The film opens with what will go down as one of the great break-up scenes of all time, and from there Fincher rides Sorkin's hilariously addictive script like a wild bull at a rodeo.

http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/09/13...etwork-review/

Moving like a speedboat across two hours of near-nonstop talk, scribe Aaron Sorkin's blow-by-blow deconstruction of how Harvard computer whiz Mark Zuckerberg (and friends) stumbled on a multibillion-dollar phenomenon continues Fincher's fascinating transition from genre filmmaker extraordinaire to indelible chronicler of our times.

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117...goryId=31&cs=1

The story of the virtually accidental birth of Facebook and the subsequent (and continuing) squabbling over the identity of its actual parents, “The Social Network” is a knock-out—on a first viewing, it seems almost indecently smart, funny and sexy. The second time around, with the witty intelligence of Aaron Sorkin’s script and the electrifying verve of David Fincher’s direction no longer a surprise, half the time I sat there marveling at the similarities of the story, themes and structure to “Citizen Kane.”

http://blogs.indiewire.com/toddmccar...social_network

With a thieves den of borderline-Shakespearian characters, a wickedly literate screenplay, potent direction by David Fincher, an exceptional ensemble cast and subject matter that speaks to a generation and well beyond, The Social Network is mesmerizing.

As socially significant to this generation as films like Network, All The President's Men and The Graduate were in their own time, Aaron Sorkin's stunning, biting and richly detailed screenplay trades on actual court depositions to frame the story of how Zuckerberg "created" what was then known as The Facebook, the social network that would later make My Space about as relevant as an eight track player.

http://www.boxofficemagazine.com/rev...social-network

Opens October 1st!