Saturday March 14th, 7:30

Matt Johnson’s wickedly funny and kinetic “BlackBerry” is a classic inventor/underdog tale about that brief and shining era when a handheld device from Canada had millions of us working our thumbs to the bone as we obsessed over that tactile, clicking keyboard. The BlackBerry was so addictive it was dubbed “CrackBerry.” Remember? And then … not so much. Thanks to the clever, docudrama style direction, a crackling good screenplay and searingly good performances from the ensemble cast, the scenes where BlackBerry crashes and burns are just as enthralling as the triumphant moments when an unlikely team of ragtag techno geeks based in Waterloo, Ontario, briefly revolutionized the mobile device world. This is one of those whip-smart, character- and story-driven gems that grabs you from the start and never lets go.
Docudrama / Comedy
Runtime 2 hours
Canada
2023
14A