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The Butterfly Effect

I was interested in seeing this movie when I first saw the previews, as it looked like a pretty decent idea for a psychological thriller, and I thought it would be interesting to see Ashton Kutcher try a dramatic role, rather than his usual over-the-top physical comedy as seen on That 70’s Show and just about every other show he’s ever been on. I skipped it in the theater though, mainly because I have Netflix and wait for most stuff to come out on DVD.

Overall I really enjoyed the movie and thought it was one of the better ones I have seen recently. Ashton does a great job in the more dramatic and serious role in my opinion, only showing his “70’s” character a few times. The younger versions of Ashton were also done well and were convincing as a “younger Ashton”. They even had the same hairstyle, which is probably unrealistic, but I imagine they did it so you could more easily relate to the character in the past and present.

I found the story to be entertaining and it did a good job of keeping you guessing and making you feel as confused and hopeless as the character was.

There were a couple of inconsistencies in the story, but again, if you don’t try to overanalyze it, it’s easy to overlook them and just enjoy the movie.

If you like psychological thrillers I would definitely recommend renting this film, as long as you aren’t one of those movie-critic-types that overanalyze everything and suck all the fun out of movies.

5/5 Stars