Review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) by Jayjay — 03 May 2009

Tries to be interesting, but only succeeds on being slow and boring.

This review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) was written by Jayjay on 03 May 2009.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has generally received very positive reviews.

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