When Jobs, the Ashton Kutcher led indie, came and went just a few short years ago I was probably one of the three people in the country who found some enjoyment in it. That’s not to say the film was necessarily accurate in it’s depiction of the Apple tycoon. But, in Hollywood those are the prices we sacrifice for the multitude of a true story. While I feel as though Hollywood may have impacted, the long awaited, Danny Boyle version now called Steve Jobs. Yet – after going through numerous leading actors including: Leonardo DiCaprio among others, the ball finally was set in motion when Michael Fassbender decided to put on the pants, and in the process may have in fact just garnered him an Oscar nomination. We also can’t forget the vigorous tour de force dialogue penned by Steve’s friend in real life, the amazing, Aaron Sorkin.

Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) immediately sets the film in motion with the coveted 1984 Macintosh launch (remember that Super Bowl ad), Boyle wastes no time introducing to the audience what kind of man Jobs was, a visionary, where even the smallest of issues..like whether or not his computer will say “Hello” .. will cause a ruckus. This first half hour is edited in a very smooth manner as if to get us settled nicely into the exposition of all the characters. Seth Rogen is Steve Wozniak the co-founder of Apple, Jeff Daniels electrifies as Jake Scully – the man, as he puts it in the movie, “who fired Steve Jobs”. and Kate Winslet steals many key scenes as marketing guru, Joanna Hoffman, also Steve’s right hand woman.

Each actor shines in their respective roles, Rogen specifically as he nails almost, what feels like, every charismatic charm of a man who is kind of lost within himself. Much like his long time pal, Jonah Hill, Rogen maybe trying to get himself taken a tad more seriously. Which he does here. There was a scene towards the end of the film where him and Jobs get into a brawling match about acknowledging the success of the Apple II – it lasts probably about ten minutes (these long takes exists sporadically throughout the picture) – and you could just feel every inch of tension in that room as bystanders glanced in worry. Perhaps this is the correct direction Rogen is taking his career, I like his odds.

Then, of course, there is Daniels as Scully (last seen as Teddy Sanders in The Martian). Daniels is hardly a stranger to the likes of Sorkin-speedy quipped monologues or heated conversations –  (as he earned an Emmy for playing Frank McAvoy on HBO’s widely mesmerizing The Newsroom, which Sorkin created) – so his interactions with Fassbender are all the more enticing. I could go on to further spoil the details of the scene, but that would be criminal.

Boyle uses very stylized sequences to help piece the puzzle of time together, which is truly quite remarkable. Like how he uses moments in the current’ present day conversations between, for example, Sculley and Jobs. Instead of spoon-feeding all the facts about the innovation of which Jobs created, Boyle uses reverse flashbacks as the present day scenes are taking place. This way we don’t have a thirty minute prelude of how Apple was created. Instead we see little snippets of Wozniak and Jobs tinkering in their garage arguing about the hardrive of their computer. This is smart technique as it avoids overexposure of basic elements which we already understand, like how Apple was created..in a garage.

Another important essence I felt the film embodied was the man Jobs was, and his inept ability to forgo change in his life. Like the acceptance of his daughter,Lisa, and ex-wife, Cassandra. And to that my hat goes off to Mr. Sorkin for packing such a powerful story that could last for days, into just two hours. Of course, this all can be attributed to the miraculous transformation by Fassbender who truly has tipped his odds at an Oscar nomination come this Winter. It’s clear from the first moments on screen Fassbender has what it takes, all the way down to his voice, courage, and timing.

With all that being said, as much of a terrific man Jobs was, I still would not want the duty of bringing this man’s life to the big screen, partially because he is such an influential human being, wheres if you forget some key details in his life – (which I’m sure they skimmed over a few events – the kind of moments which prevent Steve Jobs from being perfect) –  you could become the relic of such hatred. However, I don’t feel that is going to be the case. how to search for a domain name Whatever the case maybe, this wonderful creative team has finally given their subject the brilliant, engrossing, and sensational movie he so rightly deserved. Grade: A-