(CNN) -- A movie about the early life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs premiered Friday night at the Sundance Film Festival to mixed reviews, with some critics saying it presents a fawning, one-sided portrait of the late tech icon. "jOBS" stars Ashton Kutcher in the title role and dramatizes selected highlights of Jobs' life, from his formative months at Reed College to the 1984 debut of the Macintosh to the triumphant unveiling of the iPod in 2001. Co-starring Josh Gad ("1600 Penn," "The Book of Mormon") as business partner Steve Wozniak, the film focuses on Jobs' celebrated role in pioneering the personal computer.
@highlight
Steve Jobs biopic premieres Friday night at the Sundance Film Festival to mixed reviews
@highlight
"jOBS" focuses on Jobs' celebrated role in pioneering the personal computer
@highlight
The film stars Ashton Kutcher in the lead role and opens April 19
@highlight
Critic: "Filmmakers have no interest in showing their subject being wrong about his work"
Some observers had questioned @placeholder's ability to portray such a complicated and familiar figure.