I'm curious as to why anyone would care about this story. The point, it would seem to me, of a story about a person aging backward ought to be some kind of insight on life. So what insight is offered here? It is really, really funny to see an old-timey feller get struck by lightning seven times. But you already knew that. Otherwise, there is absolutely nothing to lend poignancy to Benjamin's unremarkable life.
As with another of this year's grossly overrated Best Picture nominees, Slumdog Millionaire, this movie features a character with no character who loves a girl for no reason. You don't have to buy into this crap.
If you've forgotten what real romance feels like, see WALL-E again. The writers and animators at Pixar actually do the legwork to make those little friggin robots worth caring about.
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