Truly Extraordinary

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2008)

I cried. The Curious Case of Ben Button surpassed my expectations and has become my favorite film of the year (yes, better then The Dark Knight). The main reason this movie is so great is it moved me, a feat that very few movies have done to me in the past.Beware Major Spoilers Ahead. It was just so bittersweet to see in the final scenes of the movie as Ben is a small child and Cate Blanchett walks with him and cradles him as a baby when he finally passes.Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett's performances are undoubtedly Oscar worthy, their chemistry is perfect. The story is a true epic, i never touched my cell phone once throughout the entire 160 min runtime because it was just so compelling, master storytelling. Tilda Swinton and Brad Pitt's brief romance was also believable and was a wise addition to the film. Each sequence in the film is interesting enough for its own film. The affair between Tilda and Brad, The times on the ship, The tortured soul of Bens father after abandoning his son etc. There is something for everyone in this film, so instead of seeing the hacky Marley and Me or Bedtime Stories, See this its beautiful.