This quite efficient docu-drama is on its way to become a cult movie for those who are interested in the history of hi-tech. Realized by the end of the 'bubble' i.e. the period when computers and networking companies seemed to develop endlessly and made of their nerd or hippies or both founders riches it succeeds to catch the attention by using up to the verge of confusion the same kind of techniques used when telling about the times of the hippies. It does not matter that much that the super-gifted engineers and the capitalists in jeans were very different kind of characters than the flower-power boys and gals, the trick works quite well. The film survived well the almost decade since its making because it has pace, because it focuses on the characters of the founders of Apple and Microsoft and tells well the story of their ascension and of their conflict and because that conflict was really an important step in the hitech saga and remains to a large extent actual until today. Some of the historical details and timeline may not be accurate, but this is after all not the most important thing in the genre, what is important is to catch the essence of the true story and to tell it well on screen. This happens here and works pretty well.
Review of Pirates of Silicon Valley
