Pleasantly surprised by a movie that was questionable.

Rating: Null/10 (24 January 2004)

~~~I sat through Butterfly Effect last night, & not once did I have to stop myself from saying "DUDE!" The story was engaging. The actors, while none are ready for an Oscar, were convincing & well suited for their roles. And the filmmaking was admirably done.
I went into this film not expecting much. But the idea behind it intrigued me, & there wasn't much else playing in town, so my wife & I went ahead & bought our tickets. +++SPOILER+++ It started out with the fairly common "in the middle of the action" scene that frequents movies with time-travel themes...but rapidly takes off to get into a solidly entertaining story.+++SPOILER OVER+++
And for all of the people who use "Ashton SUX" as their main reason to dismiss this movie, take the time to watch it first. In about the first half hour of the movie, he isn't even there...and the younger version of his character plays the role very well...especially in the later episodes.
The approach the filmmakers take to chaos theory & its "ripples in a pond" repercussions is well thought out & presented...the thought that every small change in the past would be reflected in everyone's life from there out is one that could use even more investigation.
I don't think that anyone who sees this movie can say that they didn't get their money's worth.

"My turn for the Magnum."