The short story is way better than the film adaptation!!

Rating: 6/10 (6 January 2009)

I'm one of those people who for months anticipated seeing this movie only to leave the theater disappointed. The film's producers took a great idea and ruined it by making a 2.5 hour movie about nothing.
The drawn out scenes and bland performance from Brad Pitt makes the movie feel 4 hrs long. The main characters are less likable than the supporting characters. To avoid giving up spoilers, I'm not going to talk about the plot holes.
The only thing that makes the film adaptation of Benjamin Button worth watching at least once is the cinematography and the special effects. It's one of the most beautifully filmed but boring movies I've seen in a long time. But watch it when you have time to kill.
I initially rated this movie a 7 out of 10 but after reading the short story that the film is based on, I had to knock the score down to a '6'. Why the film makers didn't want to stick to the original story, I don't know but the F. Scott Fitzgerald version would have made a heck of a more interesting movie.