If you loved Forrest Gump, you will love Benjamin Button

Rating: 3/10 (4 January 2009)

I can't say that this was a bad movie, I just didn't quite enjoy it. A friend described it as Forrest Gump with reverse aging. This description is very accurate. I think there are many people who would like this movie, its just kind of boring since you don't grow to love the characters at all throughout the movie. It is like Forrest Gump in many, many ways, but primarily because it is a string of small stories tracking a characters life. While I think this can make a great movie, I only actually enjoy it if there is enough character development to make me love or at least deeply care about the character you are following. I'm sure this is a hard balance to find - to tell so many stories but also make you love the character. I think it is possible to do both though; PT Anderson did it at least twice. Cate Blanchett was great, Tilda Swinton was good, and Brad Pitt was okay. The best though was Taraji Henson; I hope she gets some recognition.