rogerebert.suntimes.com - 12/24/2008
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/ / / December 23, 2008 by Roger Ebert " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " is a splendidly made film based on a profoundly mistaken premise. It tells the story of a man who is old when he is born and an infant when he dies. All those around him, everyone he knows and loves, grow older in the ...
rottentomatoes.com - 12/24/2008
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Synopsis: Director David Fincher and Brad Pitt team
up for a third time with this adaptation of
a F. Scott Fitzgerald short story. Pitt plays a man who is born 80 years old, but instead of aging, he grows... Director David Fincher and Brad Pitt team ...
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Movie Reviews, Pictures
ew.com - 12/24/2008
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tells the haunting, existential fable of a man,
born at the close of World War I, who
ages backwards while those around him age forward, the old-fashioned way. Where others are born unformed and unwrinkled, Benjamin comes into the world a decrepit ...
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Movie Review | ...
agentbedhead.com - 12/29/2008
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Ebert Breaks Pattern of Four Stars All the Time
Awards Daily —
... Ebert has at last stopped dolling out the four stars and gave Benjamin Button a mere two and a half stars. The last time he was this wrong, I think, was when he and Siskel gave Unforgiven a bad review but then changed their minds years later. Ebert hates the whole premise of Button in the first place and can’t ever get beyond it. I guess it’s more interesting than the usual lament of it being too long (that’s the most popular complaint), cold (second most popular) and too much like Forrest Gump. Ebert writes: ...
Roger Ebert Gives 'Benjamin Button' a Lukewarm 2 1/2 Stars
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... Ebert himself, writes, "Yes, you say, but Benjamin Button’s story is a fantasy. I realize that. It can invent as much as it pleases. But the film’s admirers speak of how deeply they were touched, what meditations it invoked. I felt instead: Life doesn’t work this way. We are an observer of our passage, and so are others. It has been proposed that one reason people marry is because they desire a witness to their lives. How could we perform that act of love if we were aging in opposite directions?" ...
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in 150 Words or Less
my new plaid pants —
... I'm just getting this out of the way because I want to move on and not talk about this movie much. What a disappointment. Read Roger Ebert's review if you want to know where I'm coming from here; he gives voice to my problems with the film succinctly. It was lovely to look at but had no point at all. An empty thing. Big Fish Part II. ...
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getthebigpicture.net 12/23/2008 — 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' is a better experience and a better production than it is a singularly entertaining movie. You're better for having seen it, it's definitely something to discuss further, but there's not as much to enjoy about it as you might think.
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popbytes.com 12/26/2008 — good morning! oh the day after xmas is always on the depressing side plus i actually have to go to work today which i'm totally dreading but the weekend isn't far off at all! last night i decided to drag myself to the movies to see the curious case ...
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variety.com 11/24/2008 — Film Reviews: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" represents a richly satisfying serving of deep-dish Hollywood storytelling. This odd, epic tale of a man who ages backwards is presented in an impeccable classical manner, every detail tended to with ...
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boxofficemojo.com 1/23/2009 — > MOVIES Adjust this page for inflation ...>>> THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Domestic Total as of Jan. 23, 2009: $106,729,000 (Estimate) Distributor: Paramount Release Date: December 25, 2008 Genre: Fantasy Drama Running Time: 2 hrs. 48 min. ...
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latimes.com 12/26/2008 — Instead of a beating heart, this project has ice water in its veins. Star power can't counterbalance the scattershot plot and showy special effects. And it's way too long.
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The Curious Case of the Better Benjamin Button Poster That Never Was
slashfilm.com 12/23/2008 —
Most people I talk to agree that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button theatrical character posters are ugly and boring. I wonder why Paramount Pictures/David Fincher chose not to use the piece of promotional art which can be seen below (found in ...
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CNN.com - Entertainment 12/25/2008
Standing a head taller than the worthy, conventional and mostly rather dull entries in this season's lackluster Oscar race, David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a risky romantic epic. It has its flaws, but it's often tremendous.
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