Starring – Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson
Director – Eric Roth
Domestic Gross – $123,299,000
Running Time – 168 minutes
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the fanciful tale of a baby born in 1919 as an old man and then aging backwards. There’s no revelation as to why so don’t go in and expect that. What you will find is an interesting, albeit LONG, fantasy love story. Before I get in to the plot etc this is a beautiful film. The cinematography is outstanding. And the make-up may be best make-up I’ve ever seen in a movie. Brad Pitt is more or less playing Brad Pitt, but I’m not sure what I would have had him do differently. He was honest and heartwarming. Cate Blanchett (as always) is outstanding. Taraji B. Henson has her best performance since Common’s Testify Video. Ted Manson nearly steals the show in about 2 minutes of screen time as the old man who was hit by lightning 7 times. The film spans from World War I to Hurricane Katrina and you never feel like the timing is off. Benjamin Button is a very well-made fun film. Save it for a rainy Sunday and enjoy.
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