RojoThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The movie was fairly successful in it's effort to create an emotional touching story. The science of aging backwards may be a little sketchy but it does nothing to diminish the emotional connection that Brad Pitt creates with the audience. His circumstances were some of the lowest a person could start from and this makes you feel sorry for him. This interest in his life never wanes even though the plot develops intentionally slow.
Brad Pitt really plays a different character then his cliche action hero but does a spectacular job. He out shines his co-star Cate Blanchett, who plays his lover, and the meet in the middle of both their lives, he getting younger, she older. She didn't seem to get into the part. With the huge periods of time elapsed fake aging makes make-up an important topic. The actor's make up is not bad but on the age extremes it starts looking mediocre. Another strong suit of the film are the beautiful sets. It was shot in New Orleans and just looks magnificent. They intentionally altered the coloring of the film with spectacular results. This is a very solid film with a strong emotional draw.
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