Review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) by Bobbyb. — 25 Jul 2009
Benjamin Button went from being elderly to middle-aged in just four years, in this film's hurry to give us a handsome, salable Brad Pitt. That's not the only thing that bothered me about "The Curious Case.
..". Elderly whites did not shake hands with blacks in the 1920s South. Men did not wear shoulder-length hair in the 1930s. Unless he was very psychic, Benjamin could not have known the long list of factors that led up to the Cate Blanchet character being hit by a cab.
If the premise is Benjamin aging in reverse and growing mentally sharper each year, why does the film depart from that theme and have Benjamin getting Alzheimer's as a child? When an entire movie is built around a gimmick, I think the gimmick should be given more care than this one was.
Some good performances and excellent technology, but unfortunately the movie doesn't live up to the interesting concept.
This review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) was written by Bobbyb. on 25 Jul 2009.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has generally received very positive reviews.
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