We saw 2 of the 5 nominees for the 2009 Best Picture award within the last few days: Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. We couldn't figure out why Slumdog was 2 hours long; once the clever formula was established, it's only clever for a few iterations, but every damn mini-story ended with an interminable chase scene. When I go to see another movie about India, I'll see one made by Indians, like Lagaan. Benjamin Button never managed to build up enough steam to get me interested. I had this odd sense of deja vu, like I was watching Forrest Gump, but with the main character aging backwards instead of being an idiot.
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