Review – The Butterfly Effect

I had a solid block of hate going for this movie until the last five minutes. For the most part this is an Ashton-Kutcher-intensive parade of violence inflicted on helpless children and animals. And on top of that, the story is the tried-and-tiresome canard of the guy who tries to go back in time to make things better only to screw them up even worse. Frankly, I could have done without the whole mess. But then at the very end it turns into a hilarious parody that Frank Capra has had coming for decades. I’m not sure that’s what was intended, but the result is solid nonetheless. Overall this isn’t worth looking at, but if you do sit through it you’ll have to sit through it all before it rewards your attention. See if desperate