Review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) by Scott Foundas for Village Voice — 19 Sep 2012
Benjamin Button is to the first half of the 20th century what "Gump" was to the second -- a panorama of the American experience as seen from the perspective of a wide-eyed Candide. Here as there, Roth reduces our complex times to a parade of shockingly straight-faced kitsch.
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This review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) was written by Scott Foundas and published by Village Voice on 19 Sep 2012.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has generally received very positive reviews.
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