The Butterfly Effect
Cinematography:
Matthew F. LeonettiComposer:
Michael SubyCast:
Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Melora Walters, Eric Stoltz, John Patrick Amedori, Elden Henson, Kevin G. Schmidt, Kevin Durand, William Lee Scott, Ethan Suplee (more)VOD (3)
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Evan (Ashton Kutcher) makes the incredible discovery that he can use the notebooks as a vehicle enabling him to journey back into the past so that his adult mind occupies the body of his childhood self. He begins a series of attempts to re-direct history with the aim of saving his friends and loved ones from the traumas that have befallen them. But every time Evan changes something in the past, however small, he finds when he returns to the present that his actions have had unexpected and disastrous consequences. The harder he tries to make things go right, the less able he seems to create a reality that allows him and Kayleigh (Amy Smart) to live happily ever after. (Icon Home Entertainment)
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The idea that we could travel back in time and change the past as we see fit is so appealing that even I sometimes get swept away by a film that tells this story. Here, however, the frequent illogicality of the plot spoiled the overall impression. Even Ashton Kutcher couldn’t save it. He is nice to look at, but unfortunately, that's about it. (65%)
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I was definitely expecting more from this film, at least based on the reviews, the word of mouth and the audience reviews. But after it was over, I thought it was pretty obvious how this was going to end, so what's so bombastic about it? It's definitely a good subject, but they could have gleaned a whole lot more from it.
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Quite a disappointment. I expected something interesting, like Donnie Darko, but alas. The Butterfly Effect is a viewer-friendly film aimed at an undemanding younger audience, the games with time are only for effect and without any depth. It is watchable, but it doesn’t have a chance to win my heart.
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Where its genre brothers (for instance, 12 Monkeys or Donnie Darko) in their complexity are just starting to warm up they’re wheels of logic, The Butterfly Effect with its “plot based and time paradox" line are still standing at a red light. Even so, it’s still a good movie, especially in the first half. After that the screenwriters (and, because they also directed it, the directors too) start running out of breath and ideas, while Kutcher runs out of talent. The whole movie starts to sink into the waters of mediocrity, with one cliché after another, and only thanks to the timely ending it didn’t sink even lower.
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I'm almost ashamed that I put off such an interesting, iconic, even cult film for so long. A great Ashton Kutcher, a great and flawless execution without logical holes and inconsistencies, and an even better presentation of the "butterfly effect" and the fatality of some situations. This film has no flaws, I sat riveted in my seat, just waiting to see what would happen next. Rightfully one of the best films of all time.
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