''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008 movie)- Review

Directed by: David Fincher
Released: 2008
Country: United States

Main cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Tilda Swinton

Genres: Fantasy, Romantic drama

Rating: 4 out of 5

Review

David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a beautiful film, a film to easily fall in love with. It is beautiful and simple, sweet and touching. The 2 and half hour long epic fantasy was as captivating as it can be imagined; I wasn't bored, rather, I was completely immersed into the film.

''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' starts as an extremely old woman, in her hospital bed, asks her daughter to read to her from a diary. The diary apparently belonged to someone named Benjamin Button. The daughter reads, and then we see the whole life of Benjamin Button in front of our eyes...

Benjamin Button was different. When he was born, he was naturally an infant, but his body completely like that of an old man!

His mother died during childbirth. Benjamin's father leaves him in a nursing home. A worker of the nursing home, Queenie (Taraji P. Henson), starts caring for him like her own son.

Something amazing is going on. Benjamin ages backward. As he starts growing up, instead of getting older, he starts getting younger! He had been born with the body of an old man, and as he grows up, he just gets physically younger. 

And he meets the love of his life, Daisy (Cate Blanchett), whom he had known ever since they were children, but the sorrounding circumstances often impact their relationship in various way...

This was a beautiful, sweet film.  The conception was excellent, and the presentation was great. The visual beauty of this film cannot be denied. The film had great cinematography. Also, the sweet background scores were amazing. The makeup was great.

The performances were great as well.  Brad Pitt, as Benjamin Button, is really excellent. The beautiful Cate Blanchett is amazing... Tilda Swinton was present for a short time but she, too, gave an amazing performance.

Beautiful cinematography, beautiful screenplay, great visuals, great performances- that's all that makes ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' a wonderful movie.

4 out of 5