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Lisa
So, here it is: the very rare case in which I feel the film (having yet to see it) is most likely better than the story. "Button" has a uniquely interesting premise--a baby born as an elderly man who ages backwards from old age to infancy, in turn living his life backwards from marriage to the crib. But, well----my boyfriend suggested that maybe wife Zelda didn't help F. Scott with this one and I'm inclined to agree with the theory: the writing just doesn't seem to measure up with that of "Gatsb ...more
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