Critic compares David Fincher's next movie to DREAMGIRLS!
Amazingly, because I think the movie looks incredible, every time I read feedback from those that have seen substantial footage from David Fincher's next movie THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, it's always been incredibly negative. I know /film weren't impressed when they saw a twenty minute chunk of the movie earlier in the year at the Telluride Film Festival and Jeffrey Wells who saw the same footage, called it "vaguely underwhelming." Now IndieWire are voicing their dislike of the movie, which they have seen in full. You can read the site's comments after these new posters I stumbled across at The Playlist... IndieWire's Eugene Hernandez...
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"While I feel that Benjamin Button is, on first viewing, hardly a lock for best picture, the attention that will justifiably be paid to its considerable technological achievements could sweep it into the higher profile categories. (Forrest Gump was popular with the Academy and there are some parallels here). But, as I was telling a friend today, for a much more striking and beautiful marriage of technology and ideas, Id encourage folks to watch WALL-E again."Peter Knegt, also from IndieWire says:
"It is almost certain to get tons of artistic and technical nods, and maybe that will help it in overall. But remember when "Dreamgirls" got the most overall nods but no best picture? I don't know, that's where my guess is going at this very moment."It would seem many critics have seen the film which opens on Christmas Day but can't actually review it yet, though Variety's Robert Abele gives it a good go and actually has some good words for the movie! Hallelujah!
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is imagery wizard David Fincher's big-canvas play for mass acceptance, and he's fashioned an effects-laden but character-driven epic that recalls the sweetly doomed, emotional glamour of Hollywood's golden era. A Fincher movie is usually a cause for technical celebration, and "Button" covers all the bases, from the sepia-to-spectrum richness of the visuals (Claudio Miranda) to the century tour of clothing styles (prior nominee Jacqueline West), and from the stunning New Orleans-based production design to the performance-capture-meets-makeup aging effects that put Pitt's wrinkled face on a shuffling, diminutive body.Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Elle Fanning, Julia Ormond Elias Koteas and Jason Flemyng, Fincher's 7th movie opens on Dec. 25th.