Definitely not for everybody...

Rating: 7/10 (26 December 2008)

I must say that I really enjoyed this movie. While I most certainly didn't like it as much as Slumdog Millionaire (which was a definite crowd pleaser), Button carried with it a great message about love and death that will resonate with me. The story in its entirety is good although I might revise a few scenes to create an alternate ending. While watching it, I truly didn't realize that it was nearly 3 hours long because the story engaged me. There's no doubt that the audience knows and can somewhat predict how the story ends yet, for some reason, I was compelled to sit back and watch the true outcome of Benjamin's life. There is no doubt that movie was somewhat over-hyped due to it's A-list cast. Cate Blanchett does gives a great performance and so does Brad Pitt and even Tilda Swinton yet it didn't move me in any particular way. Button reminded me of a Forest Gump combined with Big Fish and if you didn't like either one of those movies, I suggest that you stay clear away from this movie.