Maybe I am too shallow...

Rating: 6/10 (30 January 2009)

I saw the Oscar nominations. I heard the hype. Maybe I had too high hopes. I am sure from a artistic perspective it was a great movie, but I kept getting that ol' English Patient feeling. It was a long, long movie, with periods where very little happened. And maybe I am just too little versed in the arts department, but Brad Pitt's performance was left me cold. I might be comparing this film at some level with Forrest Gump, which might be a mistake. If there could be any comparison though, Benjamin would be a bad attempt at similar character growth and narrative. I got bored, and felt that the deeper sentiments did not make up for the attempts at being epic or inventive.