E-Dreams

Year: 2001

Grade: B-

Country: USA

Director: Chin

Review

very similar to startup.com, but not as good. it’s a documentary about a failed venture into the world of e-business. this one doesn’t have the human element that startup.com did and isn’t as well constructed as either. about two thirds of the way through there is a lull in action, character and business development…one might say this was a device to mirror the same lull that the company faced, but i given the production quality of the rest of the film i don’t think that’s the case. at any rate it’s a minor quibble so…nevermind. i learned a lot about the dotcom bubble and why it burst. it’s interesting to compare the two films and the companies that they follow – both made similar mistakes, but had very different people running them. if you liked startup.com then watch this, but if you’re just looking for some document of this very interesting time in our business history then watch startup.com first.