The Butterfly Effect
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A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics largely dismissed The Butterfly Effect as a morbid, mechanically sloppy thriller, panning its dark subplots and its misuse of its own central concept. Audiences responded far more warmly, and a retrospective reassessment has suggested that critical disdain for Ashton Kutcher as a serious actor colored original reviews more than the film itself warranted — making the gap between press reception and popular affection one of its defining stories.
“whatever train-wreck pleasures you might locate here are spoiled by the vile acts the characters commit.”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“The Butterfly Effect is preposterous, feverish, creepy and stars Ashton Kutcher in a dramatic role. It's a blast... a solidly entertaining B-movie. It's even quite funny at times...”
Matt Soergel·The Florida Times-Union
“The Butterfly Effect is better than you might expect despite its awkward, slow beginning, drawing you in gradually and paying off in surprisingly effective and bittersweet ways”
The Miami Herald
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- moderate
- Profanity
- severe
- Substances
- moderate
- Intensity
- severe
Genres
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Ashton KutcherEvan Treborn
Amy SmartKayleigh Miller
Melora WaltersAndrea Treborn
Elden HensonLenny Kagan
William Lee ScottTommy Miller
Eric StoltzGeorge Miller
Ethan SupleeThumper
Logan LermanEvan Treborn age 7
John Patrick AmedoriEvan Treborn age 13
Irina GorovaiaKayleigh age 13
Kevin G. SchmidtLenny age 13
Jesse JamesTommy age 13
Matthew F. LeonettiCinematographyFrom the studio
The Butterfly Effect
A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics largely dismissed The Butterfly Effect as a morbid, mechanically sloppy thriller, panning its dark subplots and its misuse of its own central concept. Audiences responded far more warmly, and a retrospective reassessment has suggested that critical disdain for Ashton Kutcher as a serious actor colored original reviews more than the film itself warranted — making the gap between press reception and popular affection one of its defining stories.
“whatever train-wreck pleasures you might locate here are spoiled by the vile acts the characters commit.”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“The Butterfly Effect is preposterous, feverish, creepy and stars Ashton Kutcher in a dramatic role. It's a blast... a solidly entertaining B-movie. It's even quite funny at times...”
Matt Soergel·The Florida Times-Union
“The Butterfly Effect is better than you might expect despite its awkward, slow beginning, drawing you in gradually and paying off in surprisingly effective and bittersweet ways”
The Miami Herald
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- moderate
- Profanity
- severe
- Substances
- moderate
- Intensity
- severe
Genres
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Ashton KutcherEvan TrebornAmy SmartKayleigh MillerMelora WaltersAndrea TrebornElden HensonLenny KaganWilliam Lee ScottTommy MillerEric StoltzGeorge MillerEthan SupleeThumperLogan LermanEvan Treborn age 7John Patrick AmedoriEvan Treborn age 13Irina GorovaiaKayleigh age 13Kevin G. SchmidtLenny age 13Jesse JamesTommy age 13Matthew F. LeonettiCinematographyFrom the studio
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