Butterfly Effect

Pros: Fun and complicated premise, decent performances, good thriller aspects
Cons: Pacing, weak special effects in places

I find the entire idea of chaos theory (layman's definition, of course, the mathematical definitions make my eyes glaze over) fascinating. That one small action can cause a virtual cascade of reactions eventually resulting in something enormous is ...

Pros: the acting is okay; the Theatrical Release-much better ending than Director's Cut
Cons: overwhelmingly tragic on the whole; plot holes; disturbing

If from 2004’s The Butterfly Effect you expect another silly Ashton Kutcher role like in Dude, Where’s My Car? and Just Married, you will be understandably upset that it appeals, if at all, to one’s intellectual side in a ...

Pros: Director's Cut: a decent story with resolution Theatrical cut: Nothing
Cons: Dialogue, some performance and casting issues

If you happened to see this movie in the theater, then I have to say you MISSED a pretty good movie. Because the theatrical version was a mediocre fantasy thriller. But the Director’s Cut, (available on the DVD) was an extraordinary story. ...

Pros: Cast, Photography
Cons: Story

Genre: Thriller Sub-categories: Chaos Theory, Suspense Predictability: Somewhat Predictable Look-at-these: No Nudity Synopsis: A college bound Evan Treborn discovers that he possesses the power to alter events of ...

Pros: It ends.
Cons: But not for two hours.

Let me share two things with you before I begin: 1) I don't watch That '70s Show, so I only know Ashton Kutcher from the media, really, and I have a positive impression of him. 2) I watched this film with three other people. Two of them ...

Pros: This film is not obviously stupid. Makes you think hard before it's stupidity is understood.
Cons: Bad acting, bad dialogue, horrible characters, depressing themes, illogical plot, manipulative use of time travel.

WARNING: As it is quite impossible to properly critique this film without discussing the ending, this review will contain spoilers. Although The Butterfly Effect is a conversationally stimulating film to see with your friends, it does ...

Pros: Excellent acting, great plot
Cons: Some unsettling subject matter

Movies dealing with Time travel have generally been interesting to me so I thought the Butterfly effect looked good. Unfortunately I had to wait a while before I could fully see the movie but when I did it was worth it. The film reminded me of Donnie ...

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At some point, everyone looks back at some event in their life and wonders how things would have been different if they have fixed a few mistakes. What if you could not buy a car that turned out to be a lemon? What if you hadn’t fumbled when asking ...

Pros: Ashton Kutcher in a surprisingly good performance
Cons: Too numerous to mention with the 15 word maximum.

Back in either 1980 or 1981 (memory fails me as to which is correct), Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Special Edition, was released, thereby heralding something new and different in movie-making, and in movie distribution: that ...

Pros: Acting, fresh approach to old concept
Cons: Depiction of cruelty to animals

The enigmatic title of this 2004 film is explained with an epigram before the opening credits, in which an old proverb is cited, referring to how the simple movement of a butterfly’s wings can cause a typhoon halfway around the world. Basically, the ...

Pros: Tightly linked plots. Makes your head spin. Extremely different performance by Ashton.
Cons: DVD menu not very intuitive to navigate. Hard to find subtitles.

I normally do not write a movie review, but after reading the other reviews, I feel that I have to say something from a different perspective. Originally, I intended to avoid talking about the specifics in the movie, and to only discuss the feelings I ...

Pros: Impressive cinematography, and some unique ideas.
Cons: Nothing is ever done with those unique ideas. Plus, Ashton Kutcher.

Some films feel important, as if they have a purpose or a message, several even from last year. Unfortunately, The Butterfly Effect just thinks it's important and has a message to tell. Donnie Darko is a film that many of The Butterfly Effect's ...

Pros: Suspenceful, good plot, Amy Smart was AMAZING!
Cons: Some people may be confused, Ashton could have been better at his role.

One day when on the phone with a friend who loves movies. He recommended three movies to me: "Far From Heaven", "The Butterfly Effect", and "Dreamcatcher". I have watched, loved, and reviewed "Far From Heaven", and the second film I watched was "The ...

Pros: Actors and actresses fit very well in this film.. Excellent story line..
Cons: Too good of a movie to have any cons ...

The Butterfly Effect is the premise of the chaos theory, which states that everything you do in life has a direct or indirect consequence; for example, a butterfly flapping its wings can result in a huge typhoon halfway across the world. That's the basis ...

Pros: The storyline is strangely compelling, Kutcher does better than expected.
Cons: Execution is messy, plot holes, needs the audience to view without prejudice.

Ever wondered what you would do if you had the power to change the past? Imagine you could change that thing you said that upset your mother or perhaps take a different route to work that would have seen you avoid an accident. Eric Bress and J. Mackye ...