Sunday, October 11, 2009

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2.5/4 stars
Uneven film. Great to look at but too many cliches. Reminded me too much of Forrest Gump meets Titanic. I didn't like Cate Blanchett's character.
I liked the concept; I liked the idea of showing a main character whose existence is so far removed from everyone else's. I enjoyed the film on the level of a fable or metaphor. Jared Harris was good, he needs to be in more movies. In the end, the film was very sad, but not particularly uplifting.