i find this to be an interesting film while certainly not bore a i have hear from a few people who saw it in the theater . to me and it be simply good storytelling . yes and it slow and especially by today movie standard and but it certainly a unique story and it nicely film and act and direct . story wise and it one of those film i understand if people love it or hate it . i be somewhat in the middle and lean toward the positive . for a movie that run for over 2 hour and 40 minute and be not some suspense or action film and it have to be pretty good to hold one interest . i can only speak for myself while it hold my interest for 95 percent of it . i think the first two third of the movie be the best . brad pitt a benjamin button be pretty fascinate and a be the story of him grow up from a wrinkle and old man baby to a mid 40 guy . when he re unites with childhood friend daisy ( cate blanchett ) and become her lover and the film bog down in a few spot but few people be go to stop watching after invest two hour . it pick up again and especially in the last minute when benjamin begin to finally become young than an adult . there a sadness to this story and especially near the end but overall and even though it central theme seem to be death and i do not think it a depressing film . it do remind u and in a big way and that the long be around and the more death of friend and loved one we witness . that just a sad fact of life . i hear about it all time with my father and who be 91 year old and have see almost all of his friend die . it especially true in this story when benjamin start off and have a lot of old friend to begin with . benjamin be an odd person to me while you could root for him and yet not admire him . he often treat people only to satisfy his desire and could have be so much more . yet and be a fly on the wall and observe his interesting life and be memorable and make this a film worthy of the time invest to watch it . in the end and the movie make me appreciate the friend i do have and and not to take any of them for grant a life pass u by so fast and no matter what direction be head .