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As of today, it's the best American picture of the year. Everything you have heard about “Social Network,” the most eagerly awaited film of the year, is true—and more. World-premiering at the prestigious New York Film Fest (as opening night), the film will be released by Sony October 1. The film benefits from such a strong buzz that it should easily cross the 100 million mark domestically.

Sure to win some critics kudos and to sweep the Oscar nominations, “Social Network” should get at least ten nods from the Academy, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, several acting (both lead and supporting) and several technical awards (cinematography, editing). Handsomely mounted, the film is visually inventive, with an amazing score and sound effects.

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This is the first film I've seen so far in 2010 that deserves my highest rating, 4 stars. It's better than the movie of the year. The Social Network also defines the decade. How so? Director David Fincher, working brilliantly from a dazzlingly complex script by Aaron Sorkin, uses the rise and rise of Facebook to examine a generation that can't communicate despite its obsession with social networking. The performances are award caliber, led by Jesse Eisenberg as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who conceived the idea as a Harvard student. The squabbling between Zuckerberg and his friends who want a piece of the site, including Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield is outstanding) and Napster co-founder Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake, an acting revelation), makes for a fierce and funny powerhouse, a modern Rashomon that will pin you to your seat.

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