So I went to see Forest Gump The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. There are a lot of things I liked about this film, and there were a lot of things I didn’t like. The tie-in with the clock-maker’s story was good, and the art department definitely did their job. Also, the comedic relief with the guy that got struck by lightning 7 times was a cute touch.

However, there are many things that are wrong with it. First of all, Benjamin Button is an idiot. By the time we’re supposed to believe he’s around 28 (actual age), he’s acting like a 12 year old. He lives with people all day, couldn’t he learn how to interact with them one of those years? Also, WWII didn’t start when Pear Harbor was attacked. When BB and his crew decide to join “the war,” they’re in the middle of Russia, which means they were already in the middle of the war. Did they somehow miss it? I don’t get it. I’m not even gonna begin to name off the Forest Gump similarities. It really was Forest Gump meets The Notebook.

Save yourself the money and rest this film.

Grade: C+ (the plus is for the art direction)

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