The Facebook Movie Has Been Cast, Acting Skills Questionable

Hollywood has just announced their cast for the Facebook movie (officially called The Social Network)—and it is an interesting cast, to say the least. And just so you don't have to wait until 2010 to evaluate the cast's acting skills, FlyBy has rated each member based on acting ability and their fit for the role.

In keeping with Harvard tradition, they were graded on a curve, which, of course, explains Jesse Eisenberg's four stars ranking.

Jesse Eisenberg - playing Mark Zuckerberg. 4 stars.

Jesse Eisenberg looks just like Mark Zuckerberg. Cute, nerdy, curly brown hair, you know. His acting skills are not as up to par, though they do go well with any awkward young character to play. In Adventureland, his most recent movie, which he headlined, he blinks and stares at the girl he likes (and who likes him) as he haltingly confesses to getting a bit serious on a date with someone else last week.

He concludes his confession with, "You're the one that—look, we'll both be in New York soon, and I want to hang out with you, I want to get to know you better—if you want to get to know me better, as well."

"James, you don't owe me anything," the girl says as she tries to walk away, devastated.

"I know—but, um, I want to owe you things. I'm ready to owe you things. I really care about you."

Mad eloquent. The script clearly didn't help there, and Mark Zuckerberg sees a similarly awkward portrayal in The Social Network complete with terrible dialogue. So, though Eisenberg's acting skills are only 2 stars, he does seem perfectly fitted for this role—looking just like Mark Zuckerberg and seemingly able to fulfill the hopes of the movie's scriptwriter.

More stars in the new Facebook movie, including Justin Timberlake, featured after the jump.

Justin Timberlake - playing early Zuckerburg adviser and Napster co-founder Sean Parker. 2 stars.

His most notable role as an actor was probably in the SNL "Dick in the Box" skit, though he's been a guest on the TV show several times and has also appeared in CSI and So You Think You Can Dance (then again, he often appears on shows mostly as a music performer and not a legit actor). So, 2 stars for now, with the caveat that he may prove himself to be worthy of a more respectable 3 stars in the Facebook movie.

Andrew Garfield - playing spurned co-founder Eduardo Saverin. 2 stars.

Though Andrew Garfield was born in LA, he has had a British accent since his family moved to England three years after he was born. Unfortunately, the only clip of his acting that FlyBy was able to scrounge up was of him making a blunt proposition to a girl who he likes and who likes him. But...well, she's just shy of 16.

"I was thinking about it, and I was dreaming about it," he says on the carriage. "Let's do it. Why not, you and me?"

The flute and bells playing in the background are the only thing that makes the moment seem even slightly romantic.

Armie Hammer - playing both Winklevoss twins, the Olympic rowers who sued Zuckerberg for supposedly stealing their idea for Facebook. 1 star.

Gossip Girl generally comes off as obnoxious and very badly acted. So with Armie's most prominent role being as Gabriel Serrano—one of Serena van der Woodsen's love interests—on Gossip Girl, and not doing a great job of being a convincingly caring boyfriend, FlyBy has to give him the lowest grade of all.