The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons
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I've spent about five minutes trying to start my post on this movie so as not to sound offensive, so I'm giving up. It sucked. Sorry, I don't mean to be a dick, but it was painful to watch and gave me bedsores on my ass it was so long.
The story is an interesting one, but the movie blew the retelling. I mean, where was the actual dealing with the issues of age? Of "awkward" love? Of something that's not accepted by society? It was a simple retelling of a story better left to the pages (and, note, I have not read the short story).
The best part is the first half (a movie on its own). Brad Pitt, no matter how much he annoys you, is a good actor, and pulled off a challenging role in a way I bought into and enjoyed. So, props there. And don't get me wrong, the emotional pull of hte movie stayed with me all the way through. But, I got bored and Pitt aged towards...Pitt. Suddenly, he was playing the role he always plays, and that was much less fun to watch.
I guess I was disappointed. I thought it was so much fun to watch the first half that the repetitiveness of the second half just put me to sleep. It's too bad that a really great performance was eclipsed by my ass falling asleep.
- dont sweat it, the more I think about it, the more I agree that it really did straight suck. snoozer.threadpost
- there was ZERO explanation nor connection to any of the characters. weak.threadpost