While Danny Boyle's movie Steve Jobs might have garnered praise from the critics, but the iconic Apple founder's family and friends are singing a different tune.

The Los Angeles Times reached out to people who were close to Jobs and knew him well personally to see if they thought the portrayal of Jobs on screen was accurate.

Daniel Kottke, an old friend of Jobs', who knew him well before he ventured into the tech world, told the LA Times that the movie was "complete fiction."

"It was all complete fiction," Kottke said. "The film was mythologizing in action. But that's been going on for quite a while, and Steve cultivated it. The mythology of Steve Jobs has just gone another generation here."

Others seem to echo similar views. While commending the superb writing and great performances in the film, former Apple engineer Andy Hertzfeld, who worked closely with Jobs in the initial years, also suggested that the portrayal missed the mark, calling it "a caricature."

Hertzfeld's character was played by Michael Stuhlbarg in the film.

"I think it captured Steve's charisma, ambition, passion, world-class chutzpah and sense of humor really well, but it left out many areas of his personality and distorted others," said Hertzfeld. "For example, it mainly showed Steve motivating people by intimidating them, but in real life he more often charmed or inspired them instead."

But the most scathing remarks come from Apple design chief Jony Ive, who shared his deep disappointment with the movies based on Jobs, with Vanity Fair.

"I don't recognize this person at all. I'm sorry to sound a bit grumpy about it, but I just find it ever so sad," he said.

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