BlackBerry (2023) review

Adapt or die. I love the pitch, product development, and sales aspects in the first act, especially during the company’s infancy when everything still feels like fun and games. Then reality hits and they suddenly need to fix the operations and systems. Deadlines, accountability, sales, and execution start becoming just as important as the product itself. The COO side really resonated with me because that is how I was when I was a COO too. At some point, creativity and ambition are not enough anymore. Someone has to bring structure into the chaos. Then the second act moves into pirating employees, taking huge risks, and making decisions that are borderline shady. The hostile business environment, whether internally or externally, reminded me of The Founder (2016), The Social Network (2010), Jobs (2013), and Swiped (2025). Building a company is one thing. Keeping control of it once money, competition, ego, and investors enter the picture is another. I love the look on their faces during the iPhone presentation. Pure defeat. Well, if they do not learn from history, they are doomed to repeat the same mistake. Being stubborn and refusing to adapt will kill a business. They were simply trying too hard to hold on to the past. And that is one of the dangers of being at the top. You slowly start losing your grip on control without even realizing it, until eventually there is nothing left to hold on to. Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton gave great performances. The director’s storytelling is also seamless. Watched on Prime.