The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonFan Reviews

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    Average Rating of 365 = Average Rating = 3.5 out of 5
  • Written November 29, 2008

    "One for the ages"


    I got to see the advance screening with Dr. Sanjay Gupta introducing the movie. From start to finish i was intrigued with the cirle of life theme. Its a long film but it keeps its tempo smooth all the way through. This a movie that will make you laugh, cry, ponder life and death and help you to understand your own struggles with love. I think everyone will find something they can relate to in this movie. I loved it and think it will be one for the ages- so to speak

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  • Written November 25, 2008
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    BUTTON-UP! Grade: SOLID A

     by  MOVIES REVIEWER

    This evening I attended the special advance private press preview of this entertainingly philosophical 2 hour 47 minute movie-adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1921 short story - impeccably wonderfully screen-written by Eric Roth(Forrest Gump).

    Director David Fincher has served-up a gem of a rich lush meticulous detail-oriented tale(with illuminating one-liners) of a man, Benjamin Button(Brad Pitt), who lives his life backwards - his love-story/romance with Daisy(Cate Blanchett) - with a cast of eclectic characters - told through a series of flashback stories - narratives from a diary during hurricane Katrina.
    Clever plot devices('lightning man', hummingbirds,...) provided continuity for the movie.

    Themes explored were age/aging, fate/coincidence, love, life/death, motherhood, compassion.

    Brad was truly riveting while Cate's classical beauty and solid performance was mesmerizing - Tilda Swinton's screen-presence was consumingly engaging.

    VERDICT:
    MUST-SEE!

    663 out of 670 found this review helpful

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  • Written December 2, 2008

     by  veristes

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