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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 100

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Superbly made and winningly acted by Brad Pitt in his most impressive outing to date.

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• 91

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  A curious case indeed: an extravagantly ambitious movie that's easy to admire but a challenge to love.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  Above all, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a triumph of technique.

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• 80

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  This odd, epic tale of a man who ages backwards is presented in an impeccable classical manner, every detail tended to with fastidious devotion.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Worth seeing just for the superb prosthetic makeup and seamless computer-generated effects in which Pitt's head is digitally imposed onto older bodies.

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• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  The movie's premise devalues any relationship, makes futile any friendship or romance, and spits, not into the face of destiny, but backward into the maw of time. It even undermines the charm of compound interest.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  As enervating as it is long -- and at 2 hours and 47 minutes it is quite long -- this version of the F. Scott Fitzgerald fantasy short story is a baffling project, an endurance test of a movie that feels like it was made on a dare.

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