Lots to say about this film, which I had the pleasure of seeing in excellent company down on Cardiff's waterfront at the weekend. It's been a while since I've seen something that felt as high-quality as this, which I suppose isn't surprising given the combined efforts of Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher. More specifically, though:

One
I really liked how difficult it was to accurately categorise the film. The nearest we managed, both in describing it to somebody who had heard nothing about it and then again, afterwards, was 'a drama about Facebook'. As big a fan as I am of genre movies, it was great to just be told a story, in a darkened room, for two hours. And one in which you couldn't entirely predict what the ending was going to be, too.

Two
Wow, the film's portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg made me want to not use Facebook. But then, as we were saying on the way out: you can't exactly just stop using Facebook now, can you? As loyal as I do feel to Andrew Garfield and his excellent hair.

Three
Oh, the score was excellent. From the contrast between the floaty, momentum-building opener (complete with excellent submarine bass notes) to the driving, 'Look! Some boys are typing code!" second track, it was probably my favourite part of the whole film. In The Hall of the Mountain King for the rowing scene, also? Brilliant.

All of David Fincher's films may be thematically different, but they all have the ability to stay with you for a surprisingly long time after you've seen them. My Pitchfork-aping final mark, then? Ooh, 8.6.