Good for you Brad Pitt...

Rating: 4/10 (15 May 2009)

3 hours later, the lesson of this movie is that Brad Pitt is still able to look like he's in high school (even though he's really in his 40's). That's not jealousy, i promise. I really enjoy Brad Pitt's movies (i.e. Fight Club, Troy, Burn After Reading, Snatch, etc), but what i want to iterate in this comment, is that they chose him for the role, because he's Brad Pitt.
This is an original story, at least it's original to me. Although this movie does have it's good points, after 3+ hours, I just felt like it is an un-realized version of a possibly GREAT story. This is a mediocre fantasy movie. Good fantasy movies are able to ascertain credibility through the reactionary tendencies, chance encounters, and equally large/fantastic introductions of the "extras" and "supporting characters" in the story. It may just be my affinity for his work, but i feel like Guillermo Del Toro could have told this story better, in less time, with more substance (it's a 4 star movie if he does it, and it's in Spanish).
This movie does pull at your heart strings a little bit. I felt like the scenes between the dying mother and daughter in the hospital were very well done, and obviously relevant to everything else in the movie. But i also felt a lack of any sort of chemistry between Brad Pitt and Ms. Blanchette.
In summation, i didn't like the way Benjamin Button's condition was taken with a grain of salt by everyone in the movie. The reaction of the rest of the characters to him is what really makes or breaks the movie. Also; the movie was too long, with countless scenes contributing to the "not moving forward" factor which was never lost on me. And lastly, I think that it's too wrapped up in a not-so-genuine love plot between Brad Pitt and Kate Blanchette.
4 out of 10 from me...