Movie Rec: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Sure enough, if I had seen this just a day ago, it would have made it onto my "Best" list on my Year in Review entry. However, this is the day I ended up seeing it, and as long as I'm obeying arbitrary calendar rules, it's the first good movie I've seen this year.

( Further discussion with some very specific spoilers, although if you've seen the previews and done any kind of thinking about the content of the movie, I don't think you'll find much that's surprising. )

Tl;dr, or "didn't want spoilers" version: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Tilda Swinton are fantastic, as are many minor characters in the film. The makeup is at times freakily perfect and/or mindboggling. This movie should definitely be seen on the big screen for the sheer spectacle of many scenes and is well worth the full ticket price. I did not expect to be so emotionally effected by the story, but I was. Highly recommended, and with "Oscar" written all over it. All in all, I'm glad I went and saw this movie, despite the emotional punch it ended up packing.