BlackBerry - 2023 - 7/10
Rise and fall of the communication device, ubiquitous in the early 2000’s.
The original company is a small software developer, exploited and going nowhere fast.
Until they hire a corporate shark who kicks, shoves and propels them into giddy heights.
For those with adequate memories, BlackBerry leapfrogged the pagers.
The film plays out like a docudrama, covering a lot of territory fairly comprehensively.
Marked as a “comedy” I laughed maybe once or twice, although I enjoyed very much.
Some of the accuracy is sketchy (I doubt the SEC had jurisdiction in Canada).
Note: I detested seeing that “Sent from my BlackBerry” in emails back when, much as I detest seeing “Sent from my iPhone” today.