I gave this a chance, honestly. Look, Ashton Kutcher wouldn’t have been my first choice to play Apple technology innovator Steve Jobs. Kutcher has the look, as a photo in the end credits proves, he just doesn’t have the — oh, man, there has to be a better word other than….talent —

The film takes us through Jobs’ college days, all the way up through the invention of the iPod. It’s a fairly interesting movie. After all, this is the guy that brought us the iMac, the iPhone, and all those other gadgets we use so we don’t have to pay attention to each other.

But, it’s all soooo boring to watch…..

The whole movie plays like something that should probably have aired on VH-1 or something. Kutcher isn’t bad, he just isn’t any good. Every other scene is an obviously rehearsed monologue, followed by a musical montage set to some classic rock song.

And it’s no secret that Steve Jobs was kind of an a-hole. The movie doesn’t even try to make him out to be some misunderstood genius, but that’s kind of the problem with this movie. There is no real connectivity.

Continue reading my full jOBS movie review at Examiner.com

Directed by: Joshua Michael Stern

Written by: Matt Whiteley

Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Ron Eldard, and J.K. Simmons

jOBS theatrical trailer

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