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The Butterfly Effect

Change one thing. Change everything.

A young man struggling to access sublimated childhood memories finds a technique that allows him to travel back to the past. Occupying his childhood body, he is able to change history. But every change he makes has unexpected consequences.

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Good concept - Thrills_n_Chills

Its a movie with a good concept, actually great, however it is disjointed and doesent give enough time to develop/ allow us to really care about the characters. That being said, I gave it 3 stars due to the clever filming and intruiging concept. Its worth a rent to at least know what all the talk is about since folks seem to eithet love it or hate it.

Ashton in a good film? - Amadeus

Ashton Kutcher isn't generally regarded as being synonymous with great movie-making (I can appreciate that not everyone loves 'Dude, Where's My Car?' as much as I do), but if there's one title in his filmography that genuinely excuses the guy for his endless forgettable roles in crap rom-coms, it's gotta be The Butterfly Effect—the dude puts in a sweet performance!

Kutcher plays Evan, a young man whose troubled life has been blighted by memory loss; when Evan realises that by reading the journals he has kept since a child he can travel into the past, he gradually begins to fill in the missing pieces of his memory. Meddling with the past, however, is not without its risks...

Admittedly, The Butterfly Effect is in danger of unravelling in a big old mess of improbabilities and impossibilities if studied too closely—that kind of thing happens with even the most meticulously plotted time-travel/alternate time-line movies— but if you allow yourself to just sit and accept things as they happen, you'll find the film a rewarding and very entertaining experience that will take you through the gamut of emotions and really drive home the importance of making the right decisions in life.

Terrible (Spoilers) - Dread

The Butterfly Effect was, in a word, terrible. The mildly intriguing plot was buried by weak writing, poor performances, too much unintentional comedy and too many inconsistencies. It's been a few years since I've seen the movie, but allow me to explain...

An early scene features Evan (Ashton Kutcher) as he's just been imprisoned. His plan to escape involves convincing his cellmate that Evan can communicate with Jesus. Evan uses his "ability" to revisit a classroom and slam his hands onto two spiked objects. This past act causes a stigmata scar to suddenly appear on each of Evan's palms in his current reality, but why would this act not completely alter the time line that's just been established? In the world that the film has created, he should no longer be in prison and he certainly shouldn't be in the "fraternity" reality.

Another scene features Evan awakening as an amputee after using his ability to save a woman and her child from an exploding mailbox in the past. Evan then encounters Tommy (William Lee Scott) and Tommy's antagonistic character has been altered because of the same mailbox episode. Evan seems confused. Kayleigh (Amy Smart) then explains what's going on. I'll paraphrase:

"You know how good and wholesome Tommy has been since he helped you save that woman and her child. He's not a jerk now."

Ridiculous. The only reason that Kayleigh would say this is to educate the audience. In the movie's world, Evan would already know what's going on. We've already been shown how new memories rush into his head when he enters a new time line. Why not just have him turn to the camera and wink? This is a perfect example of the weak writing that I had mentioned earlier. Such plot inconsistencies ruin the experience.

The only good thing that can be said about this film is that its awfulness is consistent. I don't recommend the movie to anyone and I certainly don't understand how it's received as many positive reviews as it has.

Critiques des membres Lire tous...

Good concept - Thrills_n_Chills

Ashton in a good film? - Amadeus

Terrible (Spoilers) - Dread

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