SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

NikkoFranco If you loved F.Scott Fitzgerald , then you will love this film. This is because the portrayal from the book to film is excellent. It has wonderful cinematography and special effects, moreover, Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett have galactic chemistry on screen . What is of prime interest to viewers is the reversed-aging process of Benjamin , who was born old and hideous and was dumped by his rich father at an orphanage where the kind lady raised him as his own. He has seen the elderly die , heard them tell out of this world stories, until slowly it became evident that Benjamin Button is the opposite of all of us- he gets younger literally as time goes by. Nowadays I always hear men when complimented on their new haircut or after shaving, " I am Benjamin Button " , the common phrase that is born out of this excellent , heartbreaking movie.

Carlos André At first, I wasn't giving that much for this movie, I was like "oh, ok, it's a history where the main character is born old and get younger every day, but, what can you do with it?", and, omg, the movie is surprisingly good!The movie brings a cool message about life, that makes you think a lot about how you deal with your life, or how you had so much good things, but doesn't give them the attention that they really deserve. That is certainly the most amazing thing about the movie, it make you rethink almost everything that you do. The script is well done, the mix with the history line in the present give us something else to care about, besides the history of Benjamin Button (I just dont get it whats the relevence of the hurricane, but ok), and also tells his history in a clever way. At the beggining it bother me a little bit, but after a while it engages. The cast is really really good. Of course, Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt are the biggest highlight, both are amazing in the roles, but the supporting cast is also very good.The only main issue that I have with the movie is the CGI in some parts, mostly in the scenes where Benjamin is "young" (or old, I don't know), look, I know that it's hard to do something like that, make a person that at the same time that is young is old to, but, sadly, for me the CGI take you out of the movie in the beggining, but that is it, I think that with one hour of movie, is alredy Brad Pitt there, just with make up (that by the way, is AMAZING).In short, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a great film, with amazing direction and photography, some really great actors, and certainly worth your time.8,5/10

sethrainey The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a well-acted, well-shot and well-scored film. David Fincher's direction, from shot composition to tone decisions echo his films Zodiac, Fight Club, etc. without carrying the same darkness. Pitt, Blanchett and Henson all do well in their roles with support from, among others, a pre-Oscar Mahershala Ali. A main knock against the film is a story line, although based on an original short story, that is a bit too derivative of other emotional dramas (think Forrest Gump in particular). Parts seems a bit too contrived, taking you out of an generally emotionally engaging plot; as an example see a shot so awkwardly set up during an emotive moment that can serve as a distraction. Overall, this is a thoroughly enjoyable movie that should induce some contemplation of the inevitability of time, but takes this potentially profound subject and, mostly, sticks to the familiar.

Mihai Toma A newborn child who looked like an old man and had the body him was abandoned on the stairs of an asylum. There, he gets adopted and starts living the rest of his life which will prove to be very different when compared to one of an ordinary man's. We follow his life throughout the entire movie as written in the journal of his childhood love, with all its difficulties and pleasures until his final breath.To be honest, although it had an excellent idea in what the main character is concerned, it proved to be what seems mostly like a biography. We are presented simple events which the unusual man experiences, in chronological order, without something that will amaze you or even wake you up from the state of boredom this movie puts you in. Just ordinary stuff which could have happened to any ordinary man. Its biggest fault by far though remains its inexplicable length which prolongs the boredom more than ever desired. Don't get me wrong, it is unique and interesting in some aspects, but it is quite predictable, linear and even boring. Its characters play their role well but don't actually shine, their characters being simplistic and even dull at times. It's a movie from which I had high expectations but I ended up pretty disappointed.