2 hours 45 minutes. A case of an edit that could easily have been half the time and told the same story.
Interestingly, I had no compassion whatsoever for the main characters and thought their relationship was particularly empty.
Personally I thought the idea behind the story was weak and felt that the emphasis on Benjamin Buttion naturally becoming more self centred, as he progressed through teenage years could have had some mileage and created some good heated moments, between him and his teenage daughter and wife.
However, the main emphasis of the film seemed to centre around CG imagery and the unique idea of someone becoming physically and mentally younger as the film progressed....
No matter how impressive the visual effects are, I believe if the foundation idea and story is shaky, then that will prevail and can never be disguised....
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