The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Of course, the notion of a movie borrowing a short story's concept and vastly expanding its plot is nothing new: it has happened with almost every movie based on a story by Philip K. Dick, for example, as well as stuff like A Sound of Thunder , etc. But expanded short stories are rarely the sorts of expensive arthouse gambles that Benjamin Button is turning out to be: the reported $100 million budget no doubt has Paramount revving its Oscar campaign engines, and hectoring Fincher to get that... ... Full Review

The film is truly great up until the final hour where things begin to feel muddled and unnecessary. The special effects and make-up in this film are truly amazing. Beneath its sprawling three hours, a beautiful film exists. ... Full Review

It's a short story. It was supposed to be Baltimore, which is where the original story was written. ... Full Review

The word on the street is that David Fincher's new Brad Pitt vehicle, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , (due for October release) is experiencing a tumultuous post-production process. But its story is wholly lacking in emotional punch by the time you get to the last third. ... Full Review

Angelina Jolie and a moustached Brad Pitt dropped in for a low-key screening of Brad's new film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in New Orleans on Sunday night. ... Full Article

I found the above image over at the New York Times and since I am still not entirely ready to write a full review of the film and it hadn't been released yet I figured I would add it to... ... Full Article

Wistful, melancholic, steeped in a sense of impermanence and looming mortality, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " is not a movie one could have predicted from the maker of "Se7en," "Fight Club" and "Zodiac." ... Full Article

If you subscribe to the theory that the film with the most potential Oscar nominations is the frontrunner, which I usually do, then "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,'' which I saw last night at MOMA, is the clear-cut leader... ... Full Article

A set of fresh 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' images shows the titular character, played by Brad Pitt, in different phases of his mysterious life. ... Full Article