The truly boring case of Benjamin button

Rating: 1/10 (8 February 2009)

Is it me or is this the most overrated film ever! It started off o.k but boy was the story drawn out over what felt like an eternity, I can honestly say I couldn't wait for the ordeal to be over! The short story was a strange concept that probably belongs in the domain of the TV production, but as an almost 3 hour film it just didn't work. The visuals, locations and make-up used in the were good but all these were let down by a story that should never have been made into a film in the first place! You never get an true insight into the feelings of the main characters, now come on, a guy who was born as an old baby and is "growing" younger, surely he would have faced some deep rooted internal hardships, but all the viewer gets is what's on the surface.
All in all a film that starts well, but goes on and on and on, with the viewer waiting, even hoping for something vaguely interesting, or even funny to happen.