BlackBerry
BlackBerry
A company that toppled global giants before succumbing to the ruthlessly competitive forces of Silicon Valley. This is not a conventional tale of modern business failure by fraud and greed. The rise and fall of BlackBerry reveals the dangerous speed at which innovators race along the information superhighway.
Kevin Ward reviewedJuly 2, 2025
I’m not as nostalgic for Blackberry as I am say, Tetris, or Air Jordan’s. I never owned a Blackberry. But damn, this movie is really good. Jay Baruchel and Glen Howerton both kill in this. I mean, it’s absolutely perfect casting, but they also happen to be really good. It doesn’t rely on nostalgia to hit the emotional punches either. Yes, there are a couple needle drops from the era and a film-grain montage (was video still grainy in 2003?), but above all it’s a fascinating story. One of the best films of the year, I’ll probably rewatch it again with my wife soon. Holy crap, I did NOT recognize Michael Ironside though.