The Butterfly Effect (DVD) Reviews

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room The Butterfly Effect is one of the few entries into the supernatural thriller genre that actually holds any weight, in that it sets a bunch of parameters and mostly manages to stick to them. It also shows that Ashton Kutcher can actually fare surprisingly well in more serious, ...  Read the complete review

This film is a really clever psychological thriller. The title reveals the plot of the film as a butterfly effect is the theory that something small such as the flap of a butterfly's wings will eventually have an effect in the future such as the course of a hurricane being changed. The film stars Ashton Kutcher who gives a great performance as ...  Read the complete review

"It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly's wings can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world" :Chaos Theory. "Change one thing, change everything" is the tagline for this wonderfully mindbending film starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart. Kutcher plays Evan Treborn, a ...  Read the complete review

Introduction This film uses the idea of Chaos theory which considers how something like a butterfly flapping it's wings somewhere in the world might create tiny changes in the atmosphere that, ultimately, result in a tornado somewhere far away. This sensitivity is popularly referred to as the butterfly effect. The film itself uses this ...  Read the complete review

I went to see this film at the cinema, not by choice as the film i originally wanted to see was sold out, so me and a friend went to see this instead. What a film!! I am so glad the other film was full or i might not have ever watched The Butterfly Effect, It was a bit confusing to start with but later on in the film everything just falls right in ...  Read the complete review

The Butterfly Effect is based on the theory that every action has a consequence, every action is connected, even to the smallest bat of a butterfly wing. The Butterfly Effect follows Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher) as he travels through time by reading his childhood diaries. Ultimately Evan wants to save his true love Kayleigh Miller ...  Read the complete review

The butterfly effect. The phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago* I was a little dubious about this film. From some reason I had the warped ...  Read the complete review

I saw the Butterfly Effect a few years ago and thought it was ok despite it not being a strong cast or having done that well at the box office. I watched it again recently and I still really like it! The plot follows the story of Evan, a kid whose dad is locked up in a mental institution and who suffers from blackouts. We see certain ...  Read the complete review

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. The cover gave mee some cause for concern as it looked to me to be a sci-fi movie but once i watched it I was inpressed. Ashton Kutcher stars in this film of a man who can repeatedly go back to a stage in his life to make his future different. Everytime this happens however he suffers from pain in his head and ...  Read the complete review

All too often, you head off to the cinema hyped up from rave reviews and the promise of high calibre actors, then come away feeling robbed of a ten pound note. Then, there are those occasional alternatives where you mull over the DVD for a while before deciding to give it a shot, take it home, prepare yourself for a stinker, and come away ...  Read the complete review

The Butterfly Effect DVD: - Genre: Crime & Thriller - / Director: J. Mackye Gruber, Eric Bress / Actors: Ashton Kutcher, Melora Walters etc- / DVD released 06 July, 2004. It was rated a 15 because it contains strong language, violence, sexual refrences and a theme of child abuse. Inspiration taken from the Butterfly effect i.e. the ...  Read the complete review

"Change one thing, change everything" The 'Butterfly effect' refers to The Chaos theory, the idea that something as small and insignificant as a butterfly flapping it's wings could cause an earthquake in another part of the world. The plot --------------------- As a young boy Evan finds than when ...  Read the complete review

Written and directed by the writers of Final Destination J Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress Released 16th April, 2004 MAIN CAST: Ashton Kutcher as Evan Treborn Melora Walters as Andrea Treborn Callum Keith Rennie as Jason Treborn Amy Smart as Kayleigh Miller William Lee Scott as Tommy Miller ...  Read the complete review

Certificate:15 Run Time:113 Minutes Approx. The Butterfly Effect is a great film starring Aston Kutcher as Evan, I think that this is one of Astons better perfomances. The film tells a story of Evans life, he had a very abusive childhood suffering from mental and sexual abuse as a child. He discovers that he ...  Read the complete review

The Butterfly Effect is based on research that states that even the smallest thing such as a butterflys wing can adjust how historical events pan out. The story revolves around Ashton Kutchers character who has suffered blackouts since he was a child and finds his diary from when he was a child. He manages to flash back to the events ...  Read the complete review

I was very unsure before watching this movie on how good it would be, as I heard Ashton Kutcher has a serious role in it and it is a dark film. Thankfully he was very good and proved me and countless others wrong and is actually a decent actor, who is more versatile than just appearing in comedy. He virtually carries the whole film and ...  Read the complete review

Oh what can I say about this movie that I love so much. When I first saw this movie in the theaters I was hooked from the very first second the actors came onto the screen. The story was so mesmerizing and suspenseful it was hard to look away for even a second (well that is unless they were at the part where they killed the dog, that was the worst ...  Read the complete review

If you are given a chance to change everything from the beginning, what would you chose to change? What if you are given a free will to change everything, and rewind time to change things over and over and live the consequences. What if, for one thing you do in the past, there always be someone to be sacrificed. The butterfly effect is ...  Read the complete review

Film - The Butterfly Effect Stars - Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart You'll like this if you like - Smart Thrillers, Supernatural Plot - Evan (Ashton Kutcher) has been plagued by blackouts his entire life, most of them being during traumatic events leading doctors to believe he is mentally ill. His childhood sweetheart Kayleigh (Amy ...  Read the complete review

The Butterfly Effect (2004) - FILM ONLY REVIEW Certificate: 15 (UK), R (USA) Running time: 113 minutes Writers and directors: J Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress Main cast: Evan Treborn - Ashton Kutcher Andrea Treborn - Melora Walters Kayleigh Miller - Amy Smart Lenny Kagan - Elden ...  Read the complete review