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Something Special , 6 October 2009

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button on DVD (2008)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton
Director: David Fincher
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The title of the film is wrong. It should be ‘The Curious film about the Curious Case of Benjamin Button’.

Some films will please some people, others will hate them. I always like reviews which have a ‘You’ll like this if you liked...’

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a film that everyone should watch once in their life. Even a hardened action movie buff like me was moved to tears. For me this movie is up there with Shawshank Redemption, Schindlers List and Titanic.

So on to a review.

Acting, great. Brad Pitt is still someone who I think is under rated. I’ve never seen a film of his in which I didn’t like his performance (I have erased Troy from my mind) and this is one of his best. Cate Banchett is excellent as she invariably is, and the supporting parts all do their jobs well, most noteworthy for me was the fabulous Tilda Swinton in a small role.

Story, brilliant. I don’t want to give anything away, so I’ll just say that if you’ve only seen the trailer, you’ll be surprised at how much better it is than you thought it would be.
Digital ageing/anti-ageing technology, pioneering. Ok, I don’t know that for a fact, I saw it in X-Men 3, but it was only for a five minute scene. This could pave the way for a whole revolution, if age is not a factor in actors anymore.

Cinematography, immersive. You’ll think it was filmed when it is set.

I have only one criticism. The running time is 2 and a half hours. But it felt more like 2 and a half years. But sometimes that is a good thing; I can always see the scissor friendly hand of studio executives in films nowadays, trying to grind running times down. The theory is that a 1 and a half hour film can be shown twice as many times in a day as a 3 hour film. What they fail to notice, however, is that most of the top grossing films ever are long. Titanic, all the Lord of the Rings films, the first Potter film etc. The sooner they learn that the better. 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

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