I'm not so curious after this...

Rating: 7/10 (7 January 2009)

First let me tell all of you the major problems I had with this movie that could have made it a much better film and much more entertaining. Well first of all this side story was a huge problem I had with this film. There was no character building with their daughter Caroline so what was the point of her even being in the film? Secondly there needed to be more cinematography. I mean he sent postcards from all these different places, cruised the sea on his boat, and the best thing we see throughout the whole movie is a sunset? Come on now I want to be amazed. Thirdly I was just flat out disappointed with the story. Benjamin's life was not that astonishing. Truthfully it was quite boring. He didn't do anything that made me want to get into the movie. He spent most of his days in hotels or at an old person home. So these were all things that made me very irritated in the movie. Although these things annoyed me and could have made the movie better there were some good factors in the movie as well. Such as the acting. Brad Pitt I thought did an excellent job as Benjamin Button as well as Cate Blanchett as Daisy. The main reason I am giving this movie such a high rating was probably the best aspect of the film: the makeup. This is what truly amazed me was at how old they made Pitt look and then the best part was how young they made him look. It was astonishing. Well heres my review. Agree or Disagree it doesn't matter this is my opinion and I hope I gave you an idea of this movie. My suggestion: Wait for the DVD. Also this is definitely not the best picture of the year and will not win best picture, there are definitely better movies such as The Dark Knight(which wont win best picture either but I wish it could) and Wall-E.