The Curious Case of Benjamin Button User Reviews

An ok movie about halfway through I thought I was watching Forest Gump, way too many similarities. While the acting was great, the story line was not orignial at all.

01/24/2009, 7:44 pm

I MUST SAY GOOD ACTING , GOOD MOVIE!!MAKE SURE YOU GRAB SOME SNACKS BEFORE GOING IN BECAUSE THE MOVIE IS LONG 3 AND HALF STARS

01/22/2009, 8:06 pm

It was good, but too long. I would actually rate it somewhere between 3 and 4 stars. It was very well done with excellent acting. There were a few scenes though that didn't really add to the story and would have been better (in my opinion) had they not been included. That could have kept the movie at a little over two hours.

01/21/2009, 5:44 pm

forgot to add my rating 5 stars

01/20/2009, 1:58 pm

incredible artistry in the whole production starting with a mind-boggling gimmick (the man living backwards) and somehow realizing -and I do mean REAL-izing it into an incredible work of cinematic craft/art. Anyone who has an inkling of the enduring spirt, life as transcendent of mortality will be "blown away" by this movie - and I personally do NOT think that setting the movie in New Orleans at time of Katrina is over the top or too obvious - I consider it another perfect facet of the reealization. ALL the actors' performances were moving. I am personally an older man in a very special relationship with an incredible younger woman - perhaps I am therefore more vulnerable than some. I am also a romantic and a philosopher and a student of what makes man more than just mortal flesh - therefore also vulnerable. There is an old tale of The Blind Men and The Elephant (google it: Blind Men and an Elephant which is perhaps an allegory of the abundant nature of life - miraculous and infinite in possibilities. This movie shows some aspects of "the Elephant" rarely seen; and portrays most excellently other parts which we know and recognize at once. I believe it deserves to be a classic. [Time will tell, of course - nothing perfect lasts forever.]

01/19/2009, 9:12 pm

This is a good story but it is way too long and very slow moving. I don't know what all the critics are raving about. Save your hard earmed dollars and see it on video. Good story but otherwise, nothing special

01/19/2009, 1:02 pm

A tremendous waste of two and one half hours, insipid plot, pure smaltz, Forest Gump in reverse....

01/19/2009, 12:17 pm

before the movie it is a good idea to use the bathroom. The movie is so good you won't want to get up. Be prepared to cry during this movie!

01/18/2009, 5:51 pm

Definitely one of the best Brad Pitt movies ever, at first i wasn't sure how someone could age backwards which made me think the movie would be dumb, but after watching it, it actually made since a really good movie i would recommend it to all.

01/18/2009, 2:45 am