A Review Of The Fun Telecom Industry Film 'Blackberry' - Lowenstein
Fierce Wireless, Friday, May 19,2023
Seeing the new film "Blackberry" was a trip down memory and wireless history lane. As an industry analyst, I worked with RIM and all of the pioneering smartphone companies.
I was also a VP at Verizon at a critical time depicted in the film - when the Blackberry was peaking and when the iPhone was first introduced in early 2007. So it was also interesting to see how accurately real events are portrayed.
First off, let me just say that this is a really entertaining movie. Even non-techies will find it both fun and enlightening. The style I'd say is a blend of "Social Network"/"Moneyball"/"Air" with the edge and sassiness of the "Big Short." And it's a better film, in my view, than the also entertaining but more flawed "Air," the recent Affleck-Damon flick about Nike.