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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) 7.8
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Metascore: 70/100
Reviews: 775 user | 342 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. Director:David Fincher |
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Cast
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| Julia Ormond | ... | ||
| Faune A. Chambers | ... |
Dorothy Baker
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Donna Duplantier | ... |
Blanche Devereux
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Martin Gateau
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Earl Maddox | ... |
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Doctor at Benjamin's Birth
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| Taraji P. Henson | ... | ||
| Mahershala Ali | ... |
Tizzy
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Plot Synopsis
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On the day that Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, elderly Daisy Williams (nee Fuller) is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life, the primary unusual aspect of which was his aging backwards, being diagnosed with several aging diseases at birth and thus given little chance of survival, but who does survive and gets younger with time. Abandoned by his biological father, Thomas Button, after Benjamin's biological mother died in childbirth, Benjamin was raised by Queenie, a black woman and caregiver at a seniors home. Daisy's grandmother was a resident at that home, which is where she first met Benjamin. Although separated through the years, Daisy and Benjamin remain in contact throughout their lives, reconnecting in their forties when in age they finally match up. Some of the revelations ... Written by Huggo
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Rated PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
25 December 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Benjamin Button See more »Box Office
Budget:
$150,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£2,213,495 (UK) (6 February 2009)Gross:
$127,490,802 (USA) (17 April 2009)Company Credits
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Daisy: What are you looking at, Caroline?
Caroline: The wind, mom.
[yawns]
Caroline: They say the hurricane is coming.
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Written by August Msarurgwa
Performed by Dámaso Pérez Prado (as Perez Prado) & His Orchestra
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By arrangemne with SONY BMG Music Entertainment
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Did You Know?
Trivia
When Benjamin is seen reading a novel on "The Chelsea", a picture from F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "Winter Dreams" is clearly seen. See more »Goofs
Elle Fanning (Daisy age 7) and Cate Blanchett (adult Daisy) have blue eyes, but Madisen Beaty (Daisy age 10) doesn't. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Daisy: What are you looking at, Caroline?
Caroline: The wind, mom.
[yawns]
Caroline: They say the hurricane is coming.
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Crazy Credits
The Paramount and Warner Bros. logos are in the form of mosaics constructed from several buttons. See more »Soundtracks
"SKOKIAAN"Written by August Msarurgwa
Performed by Dámaso Pérez Prado (as Perez Prado) & His Orchestra
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By arrangemne with SONY BMG Music Entertainment
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was a near epic film in almost the same way Forrest Gump was. I am not particularly a fan of David Fincher and his work. Yet I strongly admired The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This film is about a man named Benjamin Button who leads much of an ordinary life under not so ordinary circumstances. The one thing that separates him from any other human being is that he ages backwards. Despite such large differences between the audience and Benjamin Button, the film finds a way to connect with a large variety of people in a way that does not seem to happen so often.
The acting was very good throughout the movie. Especially that of Cate Blanchett who seems to be turning out one great performance after another. She plays the role of Daisy, Benjamin Button's real love interest from start to finish. In fact she played so well it might have been a partial downfall to the movie. Her performance out shined that of the main character, played by Brad Pitt. Although Pitt was very solid in his performance I do not believe he deserved an Oscar nomination (rather Blanchett deserved one) for his role of playing Benjamin Button. He was not a necessity to the movie and did not add much to it. He was not bad but he wasn't spectacular. Throughout though many of the different actors and actresses lit up the screen. Especially Tilda Swinton who was wonderful to watch as Button's short lived love interest. Her presence was magical and a joy to watch. I would have loved to see just a little bit more of her character.
The directing of David Fincher in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was of what I believe to be his best work to date. The screenplay of Eric Roth was written very well as he has had experience with these type of movies. In many scenes the dialog and great direction combined for some epic scenes.
Ultimately I enjoyed this movie very much but something felt missing from the movie. Something seemed left unsaid that was vital. I felt that the great downfall to this movie was that Brad Pitt didn't give an amazing performance and did not take control of the movie rather Blanchett stole the show from him which made Button seem less important to me. Despite that though it this film was done very well and I would recommend it to all. Its an important story that makes us self reflect and think deeply. It displays how we need to live with our mistakes because they are part of our life. We need to appreciate what we have rather than wonder "what if...?".