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Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008) Movie Reviews
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Hollywood.com
Benjamin Button is a plaintive and provocative meditation of life, death and what we do while we are here....read the complete Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008) review at Hollywood.com
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews (John P. McCarthy)
That this movie doesn't seem fantastic at all is a testimony to its emotional power....read the complete Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008) review at ReelTalk Movie Reviews (John P. McCarthy)
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The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance)
We open on an old lady in a hospital in New Orleans. There are hurricane warnings, and we assume -- although it's not confirmed until the final words of the movie -- that it's taking place a few hours before Hurricane Katrina hit....read the complete Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008) review at The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance)
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Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Benjamin (Brad Pitt) is born ancient and steadily de-ages as the years march on. The metaphor for him is a clock that runs backwards in a New Orleans train depot; the film is also a metaphor because the longer it goes on, the more naïve it gets....read the complete Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008) review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
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by R. Crane on November 29, 2009
Wow! "Benjamin Button" is such an extraordinary movie that long after it is ended, it lingers in your thoughts. A baby born with all the characteristics of an aged man, and abandoned by his widowed father, is not expected to live. But live he does. ...
by David Foughty on November 28, 2009
This movie was a little bit long but still very good and entertaining the cast was stellar!! Rent it buy it but do see ...
by P. Schumacher on October 20, 2009
This is a long, slow movie, but it is quite astonishing.
At first, there is a little smugness at the general concept: a man is born old and grows younger with time.
But the movie quickly transcends its gimmick-premise, and becomes by turns tragic, and ...
by Robert Hypes on October 15, 2009
One of the best movies I've seen in the last ten years. I'm a fan of movies from the 1930s and '40s much more than I am of current movies. Benjamin Button is the type of story that could have been made in that golden era of Hollywood, but with much ...
by R. P. Riberdy on October 12, 2009
This is great story telling without gimmicks or shortcuts. You laugh, you cry, and you taste the bittersweet moments of love. This one is a ...
by CelticNatureBoy "... on October 08, 2009
I rented this movie on a lark, in spite of all the negative reviews, and expected to be disappointed. Instead, I was emotionally and intellectually moved. This movie is a deep commentary on the roles society expects us to play, healthy attitudes in the ...
by S. Roca on October 06, 2009
Product was in good conditions and was delivered in the time period that was promised. ...
by Dian King "Dian" on September 11, 2009
The beginning of the movie is not so interesting, but once you get past that part it is a good movie. Quite fascinating ACtually. ...
by F. Ade "movie fan... on August 31, 2009
Loved it! I thought it was an interesting point of view to do the aging process in reverse. Brab Pitt was wonderful in that role, along with the rest of the cast. ...
by CSCAGS "CSCAGS" on August 28, 2009
I don't want to give away any of the plot...This movie is an adult fairy tale. If you like this kind of theme, you will like this movie. I thought it was okay. The movie entertained me & had an original plot. Brad Pitt was pretty good - I only ...
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