The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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  • 2009


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2.5
Advertisement At times, particularly in the films unavoidably heart tugging final hour, Finchers visual mastery and Pitts charisma almost compensate f .. Av Club
4.5
It is, I should note, a better film than Gump, in case youre thinking thats where this is headed. Den Of Geek
4.5
Their love story isnt a fairytale romance and the films pragmatic approach to their relationship is refreshing. Den Of Geek
4.5
Their love story isnt a fairytale romance and the films pragmatic approach to their relationship is refreshing. Den Of Geek
3.0
Calling forth the flood waters of Katrina as a symbol of the inability to stop time is distracting, even presumptuous and brutal. EW
3.1
It may very well win.It expends Oscar worthy talents on an off putting gimmick. Rogerebert
4.0
Watching it is an emotional experience, despite its meandering pace (it could have should have been made leaner to make it even stronger). Common Sense Media
1.5
Finchers selling us beautifully cheekboned movie stars frolicking in bedsheets and calling it a great love. Austin Chronicle
3.3
At times infuriatingly banal, at others unexpectedly powerful, this is shameless Oscar bait that transcends hokey scripting thanks to a combination of .. Time Out
3.8
The films more cloying inclinations never overwhelm because the director, and his performers, treat their tale with just enough detachment to give it ..
2.0
A wildly ambitious fantasy which contains many intriguing elements and superb production values but ultimately fails to cohere as the epic tragedy it .. Screen Daily
4.5
Superbly made and winningly acted by Brad Pitt in his most impressive outing to date, the audience for this Paramount/Warner Bros. co production is la .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Finchers selling us beautifully cheekboned movie stars frolicking in bedsheets and calling it a great love.
2.7
The literal Benjamin Button that Fincher and Pitt have created with special effects is bland and passive even in the years when youd think a reverse a .. Paste Magazine
5.0
David Fincher has done it once again he has reconfirmed his position as one of the great filmmakers working today and given us a film that is sure to .. E Film Critic
1.9
David Fincher was simply not the right man for the job and it shows at every turn in a film that is a complete and utter failure at everything it set .. E Film Critic
3.0
The anti Slumdog Millionaire: a film thats stately, tasteful and genteelly melancholic rather than fevered, rollicking and euphoric. Its a film about .. Telegraph
1.3
The lesson here is never to aim to make a great movie before locking in the framework for a good one. San Francisco Chronicle
5.0
But for all its coolness it never relinquishes the poignancy of its premise that time is the nemesis of love and this is the beating heart of the film ..
3.0
Theres nothing better than a well crafted, downbeat movie with something worth saying. Cinema Blend
4.8
Fate, mortality, life and death, all of this is explored in a beautifully crafted film without seeping into sentimentality. JoBlo
4.0
Just enjoy the film for its crated beauty and let it take you on its journey its worth the ticket price. Screen Rant
3.8
In fact, for all its hokey American charm, its grand scale, and sense of history, the same can be said for the film itself eye catching, clever, but l .. Philly
3.0
Benjamins years in the old folks home are brilliantly done, blending child like wonder with mortality in the manner of the best Tim Burton movies. Philly
5.0
It is best to see everything as a mystery that does not need to be solved or explained away.Just live in the present moment and savor what presents it .. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
Fitzgerald Gumpified...a gorgeously made would be tearjerker that leaves the ducts dry because of its extreme artificiality, in both plot and executio .. One Guys Opinion
3.5
It was just last year that Fincher delivered a great film, also three hours, on the subject of time. Village Voice
2.0
This fantasy drama only works if you can be overwhelmed with blandness, superficiality and tears, and dont mind that this is no longer Fitzgerald but .. Sover
4.4
His portrayal is solid but lacks the extra element necessary to catapult it into greatness. ReelViews
3.1
Its frankly all a bit too much, without the whimsy of something like Big Fish (2003), or the wit of Fitzgerald. Combust Ible Celluloid
5.0
Food & Drink Feature Slideshow The Real American Pie Mince pie was once inextricable from our national identity. Chicago Reader
3.0
Its a remarkable achievement even if it fails to utterly convince.
4.0
What makes life worth living for Button is what makes it worth living for anyone, the love of friends and family and the unexpected gifts from strange .. Lariat
2.0
What could have been a freak show about a man who ages backwards is instead a beautifully sad and often very moving story. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
The movie version of F. Scott Fitzgeralds short story (about a man who is born old and ages backward) favors a broader, more romantic and melancholic .. News Review
4.0
Instead, it apparently causes the son of button magnate Thomas Button (JASON FLEMYNG) to be born in the infant sized body of an old man. Screen It
4.0
The story is so strange and poignant that you might think the last thing it needed would be special effects. Independent
3.5
It may be a bit dense and deliberate, but its also a warm and tender fable about the fragility of human connections. Shadows On The Wall
4.5
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many .. Pop Matters
4.0
It also looks stunning throughout, courtesy of Claudio Mirandas cinematography.Despite its flaws, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a beautifully .. View London
4.5
Button makes some powerful points about the precious commodities of love, happiness and time. News Day
3.0
Based flimsily on a minor F. Scott Fitzgerald story, its an anecdote stretched to would be epic proportions. Cs Monitor
5.0
Its a very rare movie whose sheer charm, craft and powerful emotional undercurrent disarm critical objections. New York Post
4.0
Sometimes you cant wait for it to be over and at other times, you never want it to end. Film Journal International ..
3.1
In The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt ages in reverse, from Methuselah to Robert Redford to infancy in about 2 1/2 hours. Boston
4.0
At 159 minutes, its running time seems leisurely rather than slow.And its certainly not measured, which is too dull a word to describe its serpentine .. Smh
3.5
But the film obviously strives to be more than simply entertaining. Mountain X
3.8
Its the stuff of fables and folk tales.An infant is born prematurely old, then ages in reverse. Star Tribune
4.5
Thats when I thought: Okay, but is that it.Kinda like how life feels sometimes: This is it
5.0
Watching Benjamin age in reverse has the curious effect of making you appreciate how your own life runs forward, and at a far faster pace once youth h .. Toronto Star
2.0
Brad Pitt gives an Oscar caliber turn in this lyrical tale, which bears resemblance in structure and style to Forrest Gump (both penned by Eric Roth), .. Emanuellevy
2.5
Satire, absurdity and a new perspective on social history are not what this sentimental picture is about.A romantic, philosophical epic, its trying to .. Guardian
1.0
What a incredible shaggy puppy of a movie, a cobweb construction patched together with CGI, prosthetics, gibberish and warm tears. Guardian
3.5
Making matters worse, there are no surprises in this movie version of F. Scott Fitzgeralds fanciful story, for we know how the tale will end.Whether l .. Reel Talk Reviews
4.0
So too is the muting of any manipulative sentimentality, which is all the more impressive given how the film tackles nothing less than the themes of t .. Reel Talk Reviews
3.8
If the script is sometimes uneven and the dialogue a bit too self consciously pithy, the underlying emotions in Benjamin Button keep it afloat. Q Network
1.0
Some have hailed the resulting performance as an acting triumph, which it might have been if it wasnt bland, monotonous and uninteresting.Button lacks .. Daily Mail
2.0
For a thriller with a thoroughly foreordained outcome, Valkyrie does a pretty good job at making the viewers palms sweat. Slate
4.5
The film keeps its tone intact throughout, with the inclusion of some welcome splotches of humour.
4.5
Because Fincher loves things to look amazing, hes got the latest version of whatever digital advance it is that allows you to graft the head of one ac .. Movies
2.5
Dont believe the pre release hype, this ones only for those of you who simply have to sit through all the Best Picture nominees. Flim Threet
4.4
Before taking into account anything about its story, characters, or performances, the film is an awe inspiring technical achievement. Mr Brown Movies
5.0
What director David Fincher has accomplished with this one of a kind stroke of brilliance is astounding, its breadth, scope and vitality unequaled by .. The Movie Boy
4.5
Tragic and sad the movies final ten minutes are heartbreaking but not depressing. Bullz-Eye
4.0
The effects technology is so advanced, though, that after the initial shock this phenomenon is almost never distracting; it merely represents as perfe .. Las Vegas Weekly
4.0
Life, death and a love that burns bright and brief as a firefly... Only Fincher could lighten up and still turn in a film obsessed with transience, wi .. Total Film
2.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La .. Calendar Live
5.0
It all manages to be alternately haunting romantic funny epic emotional and incredibly moving and will likely to stay with you a lifetime. Hollywood
3.0
The movie is not perfect.The premise, based on a 1922 F. Scott Fitzgerald story, falls apart under analysis, theres at least one huge hole in the cont .. Seattle Pi
5.0
This is a preposterous story, so it took talent to make it believable. Tony Medley
2.0
Great CGI pains were gone to in creating Brad Pitt s physical bearing as Benjamin Button , a baby born in 1861 as an old man who sees the world before .. Coles Mithey
4.4
The film unfolds like an epic poem, and like Longfellow or Yates the imagery catapulting it across decade long stanzas fly by so quickly the whole thi .. Movie Freak
3.5
Theres a lot to like about it (and a loooot to sit through to get to those moments), and on paper it sounds like it should be great.But it isnt.
3.8
Despite its failings and frustrations, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a solid film about the most elemental struggle of our existence: the uns .. Groucho Reviews
3.0
It is a brilliant looking movie, well deserving of its Academy Awards for Art Direction, Make Up and Visual Effects. 7M Pictures
1.3
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
2.0
Itll take two and a half hours of your life and still make you feel younger. E Online
4.0
At 159 minutes, its running time seems leisurely rather than slow.And its certainly not measured, which is too dull a word to describe its serpentine .. The Age
4.0
The tagline states: Life isnt measured in minutes, but in moments.
5.0
This is a compelling and wondrous film.Yes it is a little slow at times, but this is an epic tale of a miraculous romance and you cant rush such thing .. Mirror
4.5
There they hook up again but, still, not quite ready for the fulfillment that is yet to come.The tales progression is matched and made magic by the le .. Varia Gate
4.0
Not only does it look great, but beneath the surface there is plenty of heart and soul as well. Digital Spy
3.0
The A list cheekbones, CGI wow factor and sensous cinematography cant save it. This is Hollywood at full bluster spectacular and sometimes iconic, but .. Abc
4.4
An artistic and narrative triumph and one of the most beautiful love stories set to screen in a very long time. Christianity Today
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
4.4
A relatively morose morality play likely to land its share of accolades during award season provided everyone stops comparing it to Gump. News Blaze
3.8
Absolutely beautiful cinematography, grand editing and strong acting. Ross Anthony
5.0
Whether you are young, old or somewhere in the middle, make sure you find time for this Saga saga. The Sun
4.0
Based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerlad, adapted to the screen by Robin Swicord and Eric Roth who has proven his taste for the majestic with h .. Matts Movie Reviews
3.0
The picture doesnt lacerate or gnash its teeth.Instead, it conveys a soul rattling ache of life that floods the moviegoing veins with storytelling ele .. Brian Or Ndorf
5.0
Life is feel good in spurts, as Button accurately depicts it a series of oddly interconnected, occasionally elating moments that accumulate before dea .. The Filmy Ap
2.0
Based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald story, the movie follows a man (Brad Pitt) through the 20th century as he ages backward.Theres no debating Brad Pitt i .. Patriot Ledger
2.5
Its failures are spectacularly highlighted by its overwhelming ambition. Antagony & Ecstasy
3.1
To create a film around this premise is simply an exercise in storytelling: Can you make a movie about a guy who reverse ages.Turns out you can, throu .. Big Picture Big Sound
3.8
It is an interesting and curious and occasionally captivating film.
2.8
Instead, it ends up a contrived and mostly unfunny mess thatll make you roll your eyes in either boredom or discomfort more often than not. Nyc Movie Guru
5.0
It will make you laugh, and it will do it all with honest emotion, good writing and great acting. Waffle Movies
3.8
But it comes at the price of feeling assembled like a toy under the tree on Christmas morning. Js Online
4.0
They think I dont have an audience because I havent been in a big blockbuster film. Hollywood Chicago
3.0
Benjamins saga is singular yet universal: anyone who has contemplated his own mortality will find it hard not to be moved by Finchers evocation of the .. News Week
5.0
Characters attempt to stop it passing (literally in a touching vignette with Elias Koteas as a blind watchmaker), but its relentless march dominates e .. Sky
2.0
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2.0
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4.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
4.4
Director David Fincher has turned out an overlong, Forrest Gumpian exercise in mannered whimsy. Its sentimental; its episodic; it dawdles. Brad Pitt s .. Chron
3.0
Yes, this eccentric, old fashioned love story is more interested in plucking your heart strings than pondering the fleeting nature of existence. Metro
2.5
Will it be the big contender for Best Picture at the Academy Awards that everyone predicts it will be or is it an overly long snorefest Scene Stealers
1.5
Strip away all the classy art direction and CGI trickery, and the story is a bit of a snooze What So
3.1
It works kind of but it takes its sweet time in getting there and leaves little behind truly worthy of remembrance. Scifi Movie Page
3.5
A man who ages backwards will never be able to bond to another person in a truly meaningful way. We can barely be expected to return affection that is .. Streaming Quickflix
4.5
Contemplative, sumptuous and haunting, this is one of the years best films. Jam! Movies
3.0
No wonder so many screenwriters wrestled with it for so long.And no wonder this is the one of the best half movies of the year. East Bay Express
2.0
This inventive treatment will intrigue and fulfill some audience members.But not me. Tony Mack
5.0
An unusual conceit brilliantly executed. A moving work of golden fantasy poised just above the dark waters of our own mortality. Film4
3.5
The movie is gentle and sweet. Nothing more. Nothing less. And told most poetically. Movie Metropolis
2.0
The really poetic weirdness, though, comes in a pair of encounters with Michael Shannon as John, the deinstitutionalized son of the Wheelers realtor ( .. Ny Mag
3.0
The problem with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is that it aims for profundity and merely hits homespun wisdom. Future Movies
4.5
Few actors have the ability to make you believe they are an old man and a young boy at the same time. Pitt has a blast with the part... Tri City Herald
5.0
As unusual as this storyline was it was fascinating and entertaining.I have to admit it was slow at first and that is not a great thing to say when it .. Entertainment Spectrum
5.0
This particular viewing experience is not like being on the edge of your seat, or laughing yourself silly, or being scared out of your wits. Benjamin .. Aisle Seat
3.8
They meet cute when shes six (Elle Fanning) and hes a bit older, except that Benjamin looks like Truman Capote on a bender. Boston Phoenix
3.0
As I snuggled up in my chair at the theater, I prepared for a nice long nap.But I was pleasantly surprised. Reel Talk Online
3.5
Its a well crafted, good looking film, and I love the names involved ... its just not exciting enough. The Scorecard Review
4.5
... a melancholic reminder of the transience of life, and the mutability of this mortal flesh. Vulture
4.0
Its an underplayed performance, nicely pitched against great actresses who give Queenie life affirming warmth and Daisy vivacious impatience. Orlando Sentinel
4.5
Its dense and interesting and entertaining, far more engaging and captivating than the majority of such supplements. Stream On Demand At Home
0.5
She doesnt say, Stone me, what the bloody hell is going on here Im spooked, man. Spectator
2.0
Initially intriguing and often dazzling, it ultimately drags on too long, with its wonder succumbing to frustration as the minutes drift by. Detroit News
3.0
Overlong, but any film that can make Brad Pitt look homely deserves to sweep the special effects awards. Compuserve
4.4
Fincher is a master of establishing atmosphere, and the film has a dark, fable like quality that is nearly intoxicating. The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
1.5
Throughout, the film seems to lack the necessary ingredient to engage the audience with more than its superficial beauty. World Wng
2.0
See Benjamin Button. Why not Its still better than most movies in the world. Film.com
1.5
But wheres the true pain Yates detailed so vividly Compared to Chereaus Gabrielle, this is the kind of middlebrow self consciousness that can be tidil .. Cine Passion
4.5
At its core, the film is rotted through with a philosophical viewpoint that proves a mile (or 166 minutes) wide but only an inch deep. The Spool
5.0
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4.0
Like Danny Boyle, David Fincher is a filmmaker whose stylish sensibility almost always leaves moviegoers cold. Critics Notebook
3.0
At nearly three hours, its too long by a third...and thats where the quibbles end. The film is rich and intelligent, beautifully shot and just as well .. Week In Rewind
4.0
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button isnt about a man who lives backwards or a woman who lives forwards ... Get past the plot, the pitch, and the techn .. Cinematical
3.0
This is a film with the scope and reach of almost a century but its power comes from the smallest gestures and the simplest moments. Movie Mom
3.5
Nevertheless, this is still a very good film and deserves a lot of admiration. Cinema Autopsy
4.4
The 19 year old shot by a Louisiana state trooper during a traffic stop in Baton Rouge three weeks ago was shot in the back and shrapnel near his spin .. 2 The Advocate
4.4
Forrest Gump told us lifes like a box of chocolates; Benjamin Button reminds us of the melted, shriveled and petrified future of those candies: Nothin .. Gomemphis
3.5
This is a kindly, sweet hearted film, filled with some truly touching stuff about impermanence, love and loss. But at a languorous 165 minutes its old .. Sfx
3.0
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The script takes the shape of an epic nested inside a tale of deathbed reconciliation. Blog Oregonlive
2.1
Its not an inherently flawed premise, but it is in Roths saccharine stained hands. D Cist
5.0
TCCOBB is monumentally impressive. Three hours of pure screen magic. News Of The World
5.0
I am not exaggerating when I say this is one of the best flicks to come out in years. It is perfect in every aspect of filmmaking, i.e. acting, direct ..
2.5
The movie is curiously listless, with all of its passion apparently expended on its technical feats.
2.0
Coming out of the theater, not only are you three hours older than you were when you went in, but you get the sense that your too human flesh is also .. Deep Focus
3.0
While director Fincher has accomplished any number of technical marvels in the film, Benjamin Button lacks a soul. MSNBC
3.8
Miss Blanchett doesnt need any help to look fabulous, but shes just as mesmerizing as Mr. Pitt when shes transformed into a young woman. Washington Times
3.3
Benjamin Button may be the most passive titular character in a motion picture until The Terri Schiavo Story gets off the ground. Chud
4.0
A heartfelt and loving film that is meant to help you remember to not take life for granted and treasure every moment. Jo Reviews
3.8
My name is Benjamin Button, and I was born under unusual circumstances.And so begins Benjamins story in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a beautif .. Maki At The Movies Blogspo ..
0.5
this film is about seeing Brad Pitt grow younger and handsomer until he becomes so young and handsome that its a marvel equivalent to the launch of an .. Not Coming
4.8
The special effects in this film are extraordinary .. perhaps some of the best visual achievements ever put on film. Tucson Weekly
4.5
Even if this life lived in reverse doesnt make you look at your life differently, the way its been expertly presented may make you look at the next mo .. Movie Retriever
3.5
But there is something undeniably cool and weird and oddly compelling here its a movie that Goths will surely adore and whatever it is swept me away t .. Knight At The Movies
3.0
Theres a puzzling incuriousity about Benjamins affliction, and gauzy scrims of separation between the audience and this fascinating but oblique, unkno .. Shared Darkness
4.4
In the past few years hes done Panic Room(decent thriller) and Zodiac (fantastic).Finch knows how to make a visually stunning film. Sea Coast Online
4.0
Thats not to say The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the most remarkable film of Finchers impressive career, but it is easily one of the best of 20 .. Wd Times
5.0
The films over two and half hours so go when you are in the mood to just escape into a fairy tale. Take a moment to search around the gorgeous sets an .. Blunt Review
5.0
An exceptionally well made movie with strong performances, most notably those by Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton, both at the top of their games. Cinema Sight
1.5
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is big screen Botox for your soul. Rich Mond
3.0
Yes, Button can be glorious, but the Hollywood glamour drowns the soul that it so needs. Plus, there is the insistent reminder that we will all lose o .. BET.com
4.5
Benjamin Button is a film of mood, not motion. At its best, it is evocative and affecting; at its worst, an exercise in sentimental portraiture. Tnr
3.0
Its a curious story indeed, a long and rambling exploration of time and what we make of it. Screen Wize
2.2
What could have been a fascinating picture is reduced to occasional glimpses of greatness until a brisk and engrossing final 20 minutes that hint at w .. Film and Felt
3.1
All the intense, pent up passion between Benjamin and Daisy which kept the film so taut and engrossing for an hour and a half is a mortifying drain on .. Bangit Out
3.5
Outside of some slippery eye line interaction, the puppet show is impressive and almost seamless if its only seams youre looking for. Stop Smiling Online
3.8
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2.5
Benjamin Button is a film about the feat of its own whiz bang, Frankensteinian digital imagery, drunk on its own accomplishment to an extent that feel .. Blog Spout
4.5
I loved The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It is a very long film, but how could it not be in order to tell the story of a whole life It is also a f .. Hollywood Jesus
1.5
In case youre wondering how you go about making something worthy of a Stilly, Benjamin Button provides a good model.
5.0
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A grand sentiment, sure, but the movie never really explores it further than that. Leitch Tumblr
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The most important word in the title of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is curious.
3.0
In pondering the Big Picture, Benjamin Button often falls under the spell of its own epic sweep, inviting us to join its makers in marveling at the ma ..
2.0
Holds your interest, but its ultimately pointless, and the ending lets him off the hook.
5.0
This sensational film is richly deserving of the lavish praise it has won from all corners.
5.0
Button ends up being an eloquent and moving tale that keeps all its lighter and darker elements in near perfect balance. Capital Times (Madison, WI ..
3.0
Fincher is no humanist (his most vivid film is the clammy, clinical Se7en), and he refrains from milking the material for sentimentwhich means the mov .. Sundays with Cate
3.8
On the one hand, it is a masterful piece of craftsmanship, replete with outstanding cinematography, set design and special effects makeup work. On the .. Sean the Movie Guy
3.8
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is elegant, well structured, and well acted by the entire cast from Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Taraji P. Henson.



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