The Butterfly Effect Reviews

The Butterfly Effect Review
by Andy Keast (Rating: 2/4)
Written and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. Starring Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Elden Henson, Eric Stoltz, Ethan Suplee and Melora Walters. more

The Butterfly Effect Review
by Bob Bloom (Rating: 3/4)
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT (2004) 3 stars out of 4. Starring Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Eric Stoltz, William Lee Scott, Eldon Henson, Ethan Suplee, Melora Walters and John Patrick Amedori. Screenplay and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. Rated R....more

The Butterfly Effect Review
by Michael Dequina (Rating: 3/4)
_The_Butterfly_Effect_ could not be more aptly named, as its lead casting of Ashton Kutcher appears to have caused its own ripple effect, with many in the critical community all too eager to take easy potshots at the perennial clown's stab at...more

The Butterfly Effect Review
by Joe Lopez (Rating: 2.5/4)
Somewhere between growing up in the '70s, searching for his car (dude!), and making celebrities cry, Ashton Kutcher became Hollywood's new "It" guy. But it seems Ashton realizes that not-so-prestigious title tends to only last for a short time. Sooner...more

The Butterfly Effect Review
by Susan Granger (Rating: 5/10)
Susan Granger's review of "The Butterfly Effect" Ashton Kutcher punk'd his doubters, scoring top box-office numbers with this time-travel thriller. Now that doesn't mean the guy can act. So far, all indications show he can't. But it does confirm...more

The Butterfly Effect Review
by Robin Clifford (Rating: C)
Eight-year old Evan Treborn (Logan Lerman) is plagued by blackouts. His worried mother takes him to the doctor but nothing is found wrong. Perplexed, the physician advises the boy to keep a journal of his seizures in the hope that they will provide a...more

The Butterfly Effect Review
by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B-)
Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten Grade: B- New Line Cinema Directed by: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber Written by: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, William Lee Scott, Elden Henson, Eric Stoltz, Melora Walters Screened at: Loews...more

The Butterfly Effect Review
by Jon Popick (Rating: 6/10)
2004 is officially The Year That Wants To Fuck With Your Mind. Paycheck and Alias want you to buy into the idea of complete memory wipes (insert joke about Bush and the missing WMDs here), while The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The...more

The Butterfly Effect Review
by JoBlo (Rating: 8/10)
PLOT: A troubled young boy with memory issues is confronted with his past when he gets to college and starts remembering some of the nasty stuff that went down around him during his youth. When a traumatic event zaps his mind even more, the guy is...more

The Butterfly Effect Review
by Laura Clifford (Rating: D+)
A teacher insists that young Evan Treborn's (Logan Lerman, "The Patriot") mom (Melora Walters, "Magnolia") come into the school to see what Evan drew the day before. when queried 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' Evan produced a sophisticated...more

The Butterfly Effect Review
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4)
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT is a frustrating film that, while laughably bad, is based on an intriguing premise. Something like a bad version of BEDAZZLED but with nightmares instead of wishes and with Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart (ROAD TRIP) replacing the much...more