Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (USA, 2008)

though Fincher proves here that he is one of the top directors working today (also, the movie is absolutely gorgeous, to the nth degree), he must've forgot to schedule some time for the editing room, as this feels too long by at least 20mins. Still there are some knockout scenes, and a mesmerizing last 1/2 hour, that justify at least some of the hype that's been bestowed on this potential Best Picture winner.

**1/2

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is it normal that the typography is reversed on the poster ? Or not, maybe it's voluntaray :)

matt said...

I think it is. The story's about a guy who ages in reverse so it makes sense. Hadn't thought about it before you mentioned it though!