The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
January 17, 2009 by admin
Filed under Just Another Rocco Rant
There aren’t many movies that intrigue me anymore but “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” did on this occasion…and not because I think Cate Blanchett looks incredible in the trailer. It was intriguing to me to see how Director David Fincher would adapt and tell one of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short stories on film.
Most of the time directors and writers take a little too much “license” and totally screw it up. I had read the short story as an assignment for a college class I was taking way back in the olden days when college professors still made F. Scott Fitzgerald required reading. It was a rather odd story and a little on the unbelievable side but it was interesting and wildly amusing to say the least.
The film adaptation is very different from the short story but is still quite fun and engaging. If you are looking for a pure film adaptation, you won’t find it here but if you are looking for a great date movie. You would be curious not to go see this one. It is well deserving of the Golden Globe nominations and a funny thing is I think this is one of Brad Pitt’s best performances to date. Do yourself a favor and go see this movie.
Other Reviews: Boston Globe, Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
Benjamin Button Brad Pitt
Daisy Cate Blanchett
Caroline Julia Ormond
Elizabeth Abbott Tilda Swinton
Queenie Taraji P. Henson
Paramount Pictures presents a film directed by David Fincher. Written by Eric Roth, based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Running time: 167 minutes. Rated PG-13 (for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking).
it was a little weird to see an old version of Brad Pitt’s face pasted onto a kid’s body, but i guess that’s why they call it a “curious case”