a really lovely story, but that's about it.

Rating: 8/10 (16 March 2009)

Firstly, is should say that this is a lovely movie. it's one of those films where you come out of the cinema feeling that you got more then your moneys worth or where you have no real second thoughts to buying it in high def blu-ray rather then DVD because you want see the fantastic cinematography in every bit of glory. My main issue with the film is it could have been much more.
For a man in such an awkward predicament we really don't see much of what he feels about it, the most we understand his feelings are in the opening 30 minutes of a 2 hour, 45 minute film . It would have been great to feel whether pitt is sad or happy about the whole thing. Rather all we see is a general biography of the man, a narration of events rather than an analysis into the character of benjamin button. Despite pitt being the narrator, it may have well been an outsider. in most case we get told the obvious, what is happening in that scene and the emotion in the characters but it never goes beyond that. we're rarely told how key events impact his core thoughts, whether they are life changing or unimportant, what he thinks of what's going on around him and such. If we got deeper insight into pitt's character this would have been a magnificent film
Performances are good all round but people who say that this is pitt's finest performance are clearly wrong. not much is demanded of him, other then to look sweet and humble. you cant compare this to him in fight club and se7en.
without doubt it's a very good movie. a lovely story that you will get hooked to, and fall in love with (Believe me, DVD sales will me massive) and i can recommend that you really should see it, but it's simplicity in storytelling stops it from crossing from good to great.