"Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments"

Ok, I'll go first and then John will later edit it... lol

So, the movie:












Curious indeed, this is a great piece of work from David Fincher.
As we said on the way out of the theater, it is big in both senses of the word: it's a great movie, and it runs for about 3 hours... 3 hours of great story-telling.
It's the story of a man who ages backwards. He's born old and dies young. And he has to live his life like this, he doesn't know any other way...
But the film isn't just about him, it focus also on the romance between Benjamin and Daisy, a beautiful romance to say the least. Two people, in love from the beginning to the end, regardless of age, time or place.
Moral? Age is only a number. It's what's in the inside that matters. We can choose what we do with our lifes, and we shouldn't submit to self pitty. We never know what's coming tomorrow.

One extraordinary thing in the film, is the way we keep grounded to reality, but we never loose that sense of magic it bares. Oh, and technically is one of the most stunning movies I've ever seen. You can't tell when there's makeup, when there's CGI, when it's the actors just playing their roles... And it goes both ways, neither when the actors are old, nor when they are young. The oscar is taken in my opinion.
As far as acting goes, Pitt is good but not quite oscar worthy (Benjamin never really talks much, and spends most of the time narrating). I liked Jared Harris as the capitain. Two ladies deserve credit, Cate Blanchett is great (despite my dislike for her character) and Taraji P. Henson is just amazing as Benjamin's mother.

To end this already big review (sorry for that), watch out for the taxi scene. Many will say it doesn't belong to the movie, and I agree, but I loved it.