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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Release Date 06 Feb 2009 TBA

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Certificate: 12A

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"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "Benjamin Button," adapted from the classic 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his 80s and ages backwards. A man, like any of us, 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 time traveler's tale of the people and places he bumps into along the way, the loves he loses and finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.

Cast:
Brad Pitt | Cate Blanchett | Taraji P. Henson | Julia Ormond | Jason Flemyng | Elias Koteas | Tilda Swinton

Writers:
F. Scott Fitzgerald | Eric Roth

Producers:
Frank Marshall | Kathleen Kennedy | Ceán Chaffin

Directors:
David Fincher

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    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    seamyfox

    Brilliant Film, great performance by pitt.

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    anoblesea

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    deccash21

    I got to watch this last night. It's Dorian Gray meets Forrest Gump. I wasn't sure at first what to make of this movie. Technically, BB is simply awesome: the reverse aging of Brad Pitt is just amazing - at one point he looks younger than he did in Thelma and Louise back in 1991. Yet for a movie so technologically advanced, it is very old fashioned: a whimsical, evocative, lyrical and melancholy drama. It's also visually stunning, with faultless period detail. My gut reaction was that it was a movie to admire, rather than love; intriguing more than engaging. But having slept on it, I find myself unable to shake off many of its set pieces and ideas, and so am officially upgrading it to status of grower, not shower. It truly is a haunting movie, raising all sorts of questions about ageing, family, love, the nature of time and, more importantly, timing. It also confronts, head-on, the mantra that youth is wasted on the young. It also features an array of incredible performances: Blanchett has rarely been better in a leading role, while in Henson, a star really is born. But best of all is Brad Pitt, subtly acting his socks off in the role of a lifetime - literally. His performance is sensitive, quietly commanding, charming and ultimately moving, profoundly so. BB is a bit too long (2 hrs 40 mins), and sometimes there really isn't enough story to justify such a running time. But this really is a movie that, I believe, will be one for the ages.

    • Currently 5/5 Stars.

    claireb_66

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