Takes a long time to say nothing of consequence.

Rating: 3/10 (13 January 2009)

There are certain films that I claim are "amazing" or some other similar adjective but don't actually recommend for people looking for entertainment. 2001: A Space Odyssey is such a movie. An extraordinary example of movie making as art but most will find it boring as hell.
Some movies explore a concept or idea in minute detail and at great length, that is to say the film makers used the movie to convey a point, some great truth or what have you. These movies can have entertainment value or deliver some emotional payload.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is neither.
Long winded without saying anything. Slow to start.. but never goes anywhere. Brad Pitt's accent will strike you as absurd several times throughout the movie.
I think the goal was a new Forest Gump but the film makers forgot the memorable characters, the interesting events, an engaging story.
Absolute waste of time, I stuck around thinking "surely this will become interesting" after I realized that wasn't the case I stuck out the last 60 minutes! just to see how they handled the childhood part of the title character's life.