2009 in film. A disappointment?

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Originally Posted by surfdude12

agreed: Benjamin Button had great performances, but I couldn't identify with anything in the film. nothing. it was a mental concept at a distance, too far away to grasp or go on an emotional journey. I know it was kind of a fantasy/drama combo, which isn't easy to pull off (if its fantasy, how do i take it seriously?). Big Fish did pull this off, which is one of my favorite films.

Milk was a good movie, although not in my top list for that year. I thought it would have been better to break up into 2 parts: one part for Milk's personal life and the other for his political life/obstacles. By merging the two into one film, it just got muddled up IMO

I was offended at just how ineffective Button was on the whole...especially after all the hype it got. I liked Milk a lot, but I only wished that it would drawn out Brolin's character a little more, given how important his actions are in the story.