A friend of mine recently saw two movies - The Social Network and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Of the two he preferred the second. And, knowing me, he recommended Wall Street, a movie likely to be better appreciated by someone of my (advanced) age (of 56). The Social Network, after all, was geared for young adults and their rather-troubling mores. Since, this late-morning, I had five bucks that was burning a hole in my pocket and was depressed as all get out, I started to look around for what movie I wanted to see. The reviews of The Social Network are interesting. While the youthful sensibility of the movie was a drawback, the biggest drawback was that it had a 97% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Yipes. Anything that gets 97% approval from critics just has to be good in a bland way, beyond redemption. 97% is what Disney animated movies get that are competently done and wholly non-offensive. I am a movie connoisseur...
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