The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

This movie could also be named "The very very long story of Benjamin Button". What a ride! eheheh
The race for the Oscars has started, so it's time for me to my movies up to date.

The story of the man who borns old and die young. It sounds weird but it's exactly like that. The movie stars a Brad Pitt different from what we are used to see.
With a little help from makeup and special effects, Brad Pitt sees his life going backwards, from his early days with an aged body and a child's mind, to his final days has a... baby.

I must agree the story is original and very well directed. David Fincher directs Brad Pitt once again, after "The Fighting Club", and the formula works again.
The first two hours are fun, where we see the typical adult character behaving like a kid and being innocent. Yes, this reminded me other movies like "Forrest Gump" or the very old one "Big".
But then we have the last hour of the movie, where the fun changes to a very slow pace drama.

The special effects are convincing, and you believe that there really exists an old, very short Brad Pitt who uses an wheelchair or walks with canes.
But for me the better effects go to Cate Blanchett and the young prima ballerina! I thought I was watching a very young Cate Blanchett dancing like a pro! While the old Pitt didn't move a lot or quickly, the young Blanchett was jumping and flipping around! Bravo!

This movie has the most Oscar nominations for this year's edition: 13! Does it deserve them? For the technical categories, yes... and for best adapted screenplay too. But I don't believe Pitt will win the Oscar for Best Actor.

Awards on the side, if you plan to watch this movie don't choose a late night session (yes, I suppose you will go to a movie theater! eheh)

Let's see if 13 will be a good or bad number to Benjamin Button...