Some dialog here is timeless and quotable, such as the film's tag-line "We are defined by opportunities, even by the ones we miss." When you age backwards, you get more chances rather than missing it. Told from Benjamin's point of view with some highlights by Daisy, there are no clichéd dialogs to be heard, and the script is filled with equal moments of joy, ecstasy, sorrow, and understanding. The screenplay by Eric Roth is excellent. Not to mention Tilda Swinton as an early love interest.
Henson also shines as Benjamin's surrogate mother, who gives her son the support he needs. I won't go that far into detail but you'll see much later into the film.
Her tale with Benjamin's make them somewhat star-crossed lovers. For the supporting cast, Cate Blanchett plays the love interest of Daisy to great effect. He and David Fincher make a great team, and they look unstoppable to create more terrific films. You genuinely feel and sympathize for his character, rooting for him all the way. It is perhaps the first time since Andy Serkis' rendition of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, that great acting has eclipsed terrific special effects. With the state-of-the-art visual effects at his hand, he pretty much carries the whole show. Pitt, here, is an actor, not just a pretty face anymore. Taking a strange and fascinating tale and making it into one of the decade's very best films is something of an accomplishment. Truly, David Fincher and Pitt have created a film that is leaps and bounds ahead of its time. Rarely has a film keeps the realism intact while still sustaining the magic of it. Along his emotional journey of life he encounters friends, family, loved ones, adventures, and most of all, chances. Brad Pitt makes his mark as an actor here as Benjamin Button, a man with a strange disorder - physically aging backwards.
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