How we all want more time

Rating: 8/10 (22 January 2009)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an interesting tale that attempts to capture the "big" things of our own existence. Life, death, love, family, youth, age and the preciousness of time are all put together and to varying degrees examined in this delightful tale of what it would be like if you were born old and aged backwards.
Brad Pitt delivers a remarkable performance but it is Cate Blanchett and the supporting cast (especially Taraji Henson as Queenie) that allows Brad Pitt to shine as the central character, Benjamin. Cate is magnificent (and extremely unlucky in my mind to not have received an Oscar nod) and her chemistry with Brad carries the film throughout. Having starred together previously in "Babel", there is a believability and realism between Cate and Brad's central characters that allows you to suspend belief at the notion of someone aging in reverse.
The most powerful moments occur between these two and for anyone out there who is a parent or grandparent, the ending scenes between Benjamin and Daisy carry a gravitas that will strike at the very core of your being. So much so, you leave the cinema, wanting to do more, making the most of what you have and seeing the "Big Picture".