The film was so long and slow I found myself just waiting for it to end, rather than hoping it wouldn't.

Rating: 3/10 (27 February 2009)

As soon as I saw the trailer for this film i was intrigued. The idea of a man born old and growing younger seemed like an interesting concept and I looked forward to seeing exactly how this would be included in the story.
In the end, the fact that Benjamin Button gets younger was about the only thing I brought away from the movie. The story was incredibly weak, with very little really happening other than Button and Daisy being together, then apart, then together, and so on and so forth. The film was so long and slow I found myself just waiting for it to end, rather than hoping it wouldn't.
There seemed to be parts in the film that there was either no need for, or just didn't make sense. Why did we need to see Benjamin going to a brothel? Why was there a random hummingbird in the middle of the ocean, and in the middle of a storm at the end? I understand the relationship of the hummingbird with Buttons captain, but why have the bird at the end. It had no relation to the old woman other than through Button. What was the point of Hurricane Katrina at the end anyway??? It just seemed pointless to me. But most of all, what was the significance of the clock in the beginning and the end?? It might have made sense if the clock had been involved somehow. I was expecting that once Benjamin died, the clock to stop at the same time to show some sort of connection between the two. But no the last thing we see is that clock still going. Maybe I totally missed something but it seemed pointless to me.
The movie wasn't a total disappointment though. I thought the acting was good, and the special effects couldn't be faulted. However, acting and effects count for very little when there is such a weak storyline. In the end I was glad I saw it, but I wont be watching it again (and definitely wont be buying the DVD)