The Curious Case¿ has been compared to Forrest Gump, particularly as Roth also wrote the screenplay for the latter. However, it’s unfair to draw that link. This is a far better film, with a far better concept at its centre.
That’s not necessarily what one can say of Pitt. His biggest moments are when he is virtually unrecognisable in those wrinkles, in the joy of his first few steps, his first few experiences. In his older-younger self, he reverts to being placid Pitt, rather too familiar in his blond hair, leather jackets and sunglasses. Blanchett, the other half of this love story, is second fiddle, a much too luminous one at that.
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