The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Blu-ray]
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| Product Description The technical dazzle of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a truly astonishing thing to behold: this story of a man who ages backwards requires Brad Pitt to begin life as a tiny elderly man, then blossom into middle age, and finally, wisely, become young. How director David Fincher–with makeup artists, special-effects wizards, and body doubles–achieves this is one of the main sources of fascination in the early reels of the movie. The premise is loosely borrowed from an F. Scott Fitzgerald story (and bears an even stronger resemblance to Andrew Sean Greer’s novel The Confessions of Max Tivoli), with young/old Benjamin growing up in New Orleans, meeting the girl of his dreams (Cate Blanchett), and sharing a few blissful years with her until their different aging agendas send them in opposite directions. The love story takes over the second half of the picture, as Eric Roth’s script begins to resemble his work on Forrest Gump. This is too bad, because Benjamin’s early life is a wonderfully picaresque journey, especially a set of midnight liaisons with a Russian lady (Tilda Swinton) in an atmospheric hotel. Fincher observes all this with an entomologist’s eye, cool and exacting, which keeps the material from getting all gooey. Still, the Hurricane Katrina framing story feels put-on, and the movie lets Benjamin slide offscreen during its later stages–curious indeed.–Robert Horton Stills from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Click for larger image)
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Posted: October 4th, 2009 under DVD.
Tags: Andrew Sean Greer, Body Doubles, Cate Blanchett, Confessions Of Max Tivoli, Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Director David Fincher, Effects Wizards, Elderly Man, Eric Roth, F Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Story, Forrest Gump, Girl Of His Dreams, Hurricane Katrina, Makeup Artists, Middle Age, Offscreen, Robert Horton, Russian Lady, Tilda Swinton