As a child, Evan Treborn was afflicted with blackouts where he would be in one place one minute and then another the next, remembering absolutely nothing in-between. Now all grown up and in college, he decides to read from an old journal he wrote to remember stuff that might have happened in the in-between, and suddenly finds himself back at a certain point in his life. He realizes that those blackouts he had were actually empty spaces of time he had to fill up later in life.... (Full plot summary below)
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As a child, Evan Treborn was afflicted with blackouts where he would be in one place one minute and then another the next, remembering absolutely nothing in-between. Now all grown up and in college, he decides to read from an old journal he wrote to remember stuff that might have happened in the in-between, and suddenly finds himself back at a certain point in his life. He realizes that those blackouts he had were actually empty spaces of time he had to fill up later in life. Attempting to use this ability to undo unpleasant past events, Evan starts to find that every time he goes back and tries to fix things, he ends up making everything worse. How can he prevent more tragedies from happening and save the one girl he ever loved, Kayleigh (Amy Smart)?
Leave your thoughts about The Butterfly Effect.
| Dallas Morning NewsPhilip WuntchAt times its awfulness becomes so awesome, it almost must be seen to be believed. |
| EDGE BostonDavid Foucher"The Butterfly Effect" tries to prove that small actions have big effects... but it really proves that January movies tend to suck. |
| MovieCrypt.comKevin A. RansonDude, where's more thrillers as good as this one? |
| About.comFred TopelIf you thought the molestation, death, torture and suicide were leading up to flowers and candy, you can't really blame the movie for letting you down. |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanThe first great motion picture of 2004, and certain to be one of the best of the whole year. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA drama with an intriguing conceit, brought low by a miscast Ashton Kutcher. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...an above-average time travel picture that ultimately utilizes (and exploits) its out-there premise quite nicely. |
| Palo Alto WeeklyJeanne AufmuthStyle takes precedence over substance, special effects over smart scripting, and jumpy scares over solid theatrics. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe ending is weak, and may be the result of the filmmakers writing themselves into a corner and not wanting to conclude things in a burst of nihilistic excess. Yet, even though it's a cheat, it retains a degree of resonance. |
| LYTRules.comLuke Y. Thompsonthis is exactly the sort of movie I like to see. |
