And the Oscar goes to....
This may be a phrase in Brad Pitt's future. If you're still curious as to whether Mr. Fight Club can pull off the idea of aging backwards? No need to be curious anymore. After watching The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I left the theater beyond convinced that the 45-year-old father of six is on his way to a golden statue.
It's still amazing that after all these years of being on the big screen, he can still make ladies in the audience gasp when he appears on screen.
Of course, when he was portraying the little old man...not so much, but as the film progresses and age erases from his face...yep, I could hear them. In fact, I think my wife was one of those ladies. Hmmm...not cool.
But let's just say, Cate Blanchett was also easy on the eyes. In this movie, she can be described with one word...exquisite. At times, it seemed as if she had been ripped right out of a 1950's pin-up poster! Is there any role she can't pull off? To me, Cate still remains one of the greats.
I have to admit, when I first heard the premise of the movie, I wasn't too jazzed. But wow, this movie is over 2 1/2 hours long...and doesn't feel like it. I have a feeling that, like me, you'll actually believe in the characters and go with them on their life journey. Hats off to director extraordinaire, David Fincher.
Seeing Julia Ormond sharing the screen(sort of) with Brad Pitt again, was an unexpected, yet pleasant surprise. It's been over a decade since the two of them starred together...and created movie magic in Legends of the Fall.
This is just the latest big-screen button on Brad's movie-star coat. Check out the dinero that some of his biggest movies have brought in.
