The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Scrupulous
The story of a reverse aging. A man is born an old man and for the next three hours grows young on the screen. The word charming comes to mind, with an understated (but excellent) performance from Brad Pitt, and a fine performance from Kate Blanchette, who convincingly spans several decades as her (like Pitt’s) character ages. Screenwriter Ed Roth (Forrest Gump), takes an improbable short story by F Scott Fitzgerald and turns it a believable story you don’t want to end. It’s long, about three hours, but well worth the sit. I can’t wait to see it again.
August 27th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Saw the movie too… slow at the beginning and almost stopped watching but thankfully I did not. Great acting by Brad Pitt, and as you so nicely put it “charming” is the word to describe this movie. I recommend it too.