The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Name: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Fantasy, Romance
Released: December 25, 2008
Duration: 166 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Cate Blanchett

2008

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: December 25, 2008 | PG-13

Starring: Cate Blanchett

Summary: “I was born under unusual circumstances.” And so begins The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the“I was born under unusual circumstances.” And so begins The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man’s life can be. Benjamin Button is a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time. (Paramount Pictures)… Expand

Director: David Fincher

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Fantasy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 166 min

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Kirk Honeycutt

Superbly made and winningly acted by Brad Pitt in his most impressive outing to date. Read full review

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Joe Morgenstern

Benjamin Button is all of a visionary piece, and it's a soul-filling vision. Read full review

William Arnold

With his usual intelligence, technical virtuosity (the reverse-aging effects are astounding) and storytelling panache, director Fincher gives the film a power and unity that make nearly three hours go by in a flash and pulls its diverse elements together to be something unique for a Hollywood movie -- a true spiritual experience. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Jason Buchanan

Brimming with intriguing concepts and brilliant visual effects, making it a stimulating treat for both the eyes and the intellect. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Yet it's worth seeing because the sights are truly something. Claudio Miranda's pearly cinematography, Donald Graham Burt's luscious production design, the visual effects supervised by Eric Barba--everything blends, and none of the seams show. Read full review

David Edelstein

Attains a level of quiet grace. It's too bad that I can barely remember the movie after only a week. Nothing lasts, indeed. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

The movie's excruciating length is without dramatic or thematic justification. Read full review

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SamS.

Mar 6, 2009

Get ready to cry. This movie deserves more than a 70, proving that the "critics" are not always correct.

7 of 8 users found this helpful

blankalibi

Jan 17, 2009

Just so good. Great acting and an interesting story.

0 of 0 users found this helpful

TonyB.

Jan 6, 2009

Extremely well-acted, meticulously designed, beautifully photographed, meaningful and quite moving, a mature film for mature adults...who could ask for anything more?

1 of 1 users found this helpful

Anarchrist13

Dec 29, 2008

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DianeM

Jan 1, 2009

A fantasy film that is a tribute to certain historical events, as well as New Orleans. Good performances, naturally, (especially "Queenie"), but a little long in getting to the point. My husband complained that I didn't tell him it was a 'chick flick'.

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SteveB

Jan 1, 2009

Don't believe the hype! This is not a very good movie. Similar to Forrest Gump, but less engaging. An epic tale about a boy born old, grows up and gets younger as ages, this theme has actually very little to do with the plot, and is really a skeleton on which to hang a a rather dull, Don't believe the hype! This is not a very good movie. Similar to Forrest Gump, but less engaging. An epic tale about a boy born old, grows up and gets younger as ages, this theme has actually very little to do with the plot, and is really a skeleton on which to hang a a rather dull, rambling story. Brad and Cate are nice to look at, but it's a snoozer with no real conclusion.… Expand

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JulieD.

Dec 26, 2008

This movie was so incredible boring. I experienced zero connection with the characters and couldn't care less what happened to them. I just wanted the movie to end.

0 of 2 users found this helpful

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