BlackBerry

IFC Films | Release Date: May 12, 2023

7.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 40 Ratings

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liamexeJun 5, 2023

Cheap as chips is the movie. They have a few 2000s sets, but they're only little things. There are a few automobiles and a few offices displayed, but that is about it. Basically, a camera could accomplish anything better than anything else.Cheap as chips is the movie. They have a few 2000s sets, but they're only little things. There are a few automobiles and a few offices displayed, but that is about it. Basically, a camera could accomplish anything better than anything else. How difficult is it to video a couple unrelated cars? The camera work is awful and incredibly sloppy. It feels like a poor theatre performance because the handheld camera is seldom steady and we frequently only see faces or individuals without much in the way of set design. It is a $5 million historical drama that looks like a $5 million drama. However, the general plot makes it work.… Expand

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bigtechMay 14, 2023

Entertaining and surprisingly insightful. As a computer geek, some great details, and the occasional ****

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HaloFeverJun 9, 2023

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Watching this movie with my son who grew up in an era of iPhone dominance, it is he’d for him to understand how truly awful these devices were at the time. Blackberry captures that tone wonderfully and humorously. I give high praise to the performances here. The leads are like fire and water. Exaggerated, yes, but they give you an idea of the confusion of a company that has co-CEOs. If you ever used a Balckberry, you can also see the confusion that went into the device itself. The BlackBerry server was always suffering downtime, the phones kept locking up, and the battery kept popping out. In retrospect, Blackberries were ridiculous. The movie is like that only with the people and the company.… Expand

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JLuis_001May 18, 2023

BlackBerry, as the name indicates, is a film about the story of this line of mobile phones and joins the ongoing trend in recent years of making series and films about technology products and their creators.

I recognize the style and pacingBlackBerry, as the name indicates, is a film about the story of this line of mobile phones and joins the ongoing trend in recent years of making series and films about technology products and their creators.

I recognize the style and pacing are much more relaxed than many other stories I've seen of this type, which is quite a nice change.
It also blends humor with drama in similar measures, although its structure hints at where it draws certain influences from, because in the end, the story is one that feels very familiar even if you know little about what happened to the company when smartphones, especially the iPhone, took over the market.
And there is no better known story in the world than that of an empire - in this case a technological one - that achieves success and then crumbles.

Overall the film works quite well without anything extraordinary to mention, but I must say that out of the whole project if anyone should be singled out for having surprised me it is Jay Baruchel, because even beyond the changes in his appearance, for the first time in his entire career he showed that he has something more to demonstrate in what until now I considered his very limited repertoire.

It's not the slickest film of its genre, but it's entertaining and compelling. That's good enough for what it is.… Expand

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JGNYCMay 14, 2023

I really enjoyed it. If you are a fan of Silicon Valley and/or if you remember when Blackberries were everywhere, it's a fascinating and darkly comic story.

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JoA1973Jun 4, 2023

Far more engaging than a movie about a cell phone should be. Good cast, solid writing, competent direction.

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JaybrainZMay 13, 2023

Went in with zero expectations and got something that I though was genuinely worth the watch.

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DoomnarokJun 2, 2023

Glenn Howerton is an absolute star in Blackberry. His 15+ years of playing Dennis Reynolds on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia made him the perfect casting.

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DubeauJul 14, 2023

Blackberry was engaging to say the least. The story is fine, but I though they skimmed very fast on the downfall of RIM. The movie follows a lot Mike and Jim. I was a bit frustrated they didn't show how Doug got out of RIM. The acting isBlackberry was engaging to say the least. The story is fine, but I though they skimmed very fast on the downfall of RIM. The movie follows a lot Mike and Jim. I was a bit frustrated they didn't show how Doug got out of RIM. The acting is superb. The production is somewhat low value, and I got annoyed by the shaking camera. But they did care about showing stuff from the early 2000. Music was average. I still give it 82% because of the strong acting in general, but I felt they closed the ending way too soon. At least it was very informative, because I didn't know anything about those peoples.… Expand

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SoulWarfareJun 23, 2023

What starts as a dark comedy, becomes a grim drama by the end and that is great. This is an excellent telling of the rise and fall of Blackberry. The writing is fun and the story is engaging because of how crazy it is. The technical jargon isWhat starts as a dark comedy, becomes a grim drama by the end and that is great. This is an excellent telling of the rise and fall of Blackberry. The writing is fun and the story is engaging because of how crazy it is. The technical jargon is made to be easily understood. The performance by everyone is great even if it is very dramatized and over the top. The filming style with its weird snap zooms can be a bit odd but it does make it feel unique.

A must-watch, for Canada's sake.… Expand

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