The Extraordinary Case of Benjamin Button

Advantages: Great cast, twist makes the stroyline great
Disadvantages: Some minor flaws in the story

...The Curious Case of Benjamin Button FILM ONLY REVIEW ?The Curious case of Benjamin Button? is a film which caught my attention when it first came out though for one reason or another, I never got around to watching it. Flicking through the television channels this Bank Holiday weekend, I came across it and decided the wait was long enough, it was time to see what all the fuss was about! So, what did I think of it? ****************************** TIME IS PASSING US BY ****************************** "Life can only be understood backward. It must be lived forward." On the day that Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, an elderly Daisy Williams lays in a hospital bed waiting for her life to end. At her side, her adult daughter Caroline reads to her from a diary to which her mother has asked her to read aloud to her, a diary...

elfbwillow 01.01.1970 · Read review
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The Curious case of Benjamin Button - a very moving tale

Advantages: A beautiful and moving story
Disadvantages: Quite long and slow in parts

...The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a film directed by David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club) and is based on a book by F Scott Fitzgerald. The film follows the story of a baby abandoned by his father after he has seen that the child is hideously formed, looking like a wizened old man from birth. Mr Button leaves his son on the doorstep of a local old people's home which is run by a loving Creole woman who sees the child as a gift from God. Benjamin looks and sounds like all of the other old people in the home but he has the curiosity and spirit of a child. At the home, he meets Daisy, the granddaughter of one of the guests and falls in love with her. The story follows the events of Benjamin's adventurous life and love affairs. I won't give any more away about the plot as it is best seen without knowing what happens or how it ends. I was...

jesperado77 01.01.1970 · Read review
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Living Life Backwards.. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Advantages: Good Acting, Interesting Story
Disadvantages: Too Long

...I saw adverts for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button before it came out and was quite interested in seeing the film. I didn't actually get round to seeing it at the cinema but recently I have finally watched this film on DVD. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button was released in the cinema in February this year and then released on DVD recently. The film was directed by David Fincher and written by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord. It was based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film begins with an old woman in bed. Clearly she is in some pain as she and is hooked up to machines. Her daughter (Julia Ormond) is with her and is is quite clear that the old lady is dying. The old lady tells her daughter of a story about a man who created a clock for the train station in the town he lived in. His son had gone to war...

wendz86 01.01.1970 · Read review
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