Film #2: The One I Absolutely Loathe (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
I never get up to use the bathroom when I first see a movie. Going to see a film is very important to me, and I feel if I miss a second, I can never evaluate the movie appropriately. With The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I broke my rule. And I didn’t even have to go that badly. I absolutely detest this film. This is one of those movies that rides the coattails of its premise for over two and a half hours. There is absolutely no point to this movie whatsoever. It goes no where! The only interesting trait about Benjamin Button is that he ages backwards. Other than that, there is nothing intriguing about this character. He’s completely flat, and the performance by Brad Pitt is mediocre at best. It all sucks.
Aside from the entire movie blowing bags, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is infamous in that it contains one of my least favorite scenes of all time. In one of the most convoluted, agonizing, painful three and a half minutes you will ever see, Fincher uses all these random events to progress one simple plot point. It’s mind-numbingly frustrating to sit through. David Fincher is a great director, but this sequence was just a total miss. If you want to torture yourself, feel free to watch the scene right here:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. More like the “Questionable Decisions of Writing, Directing, and Editing.”
