Thank god I didn't pay money to see this.

Rating: 3/10 (7 November 2012)

The Butterfly Effect starring (the young and almost desperate to be taken seriously) Ashton Kutcher, is an utterly horrible film. The content was truly gut-wrenching (as it should be), but the filming of it all was utterly appalling. You'd think that with two directors, you may be able to get a small amount of continuity flaws and plot holes, but it seems that double the chefs, double the poison in the stew.
I can say however, that the content of this film is very much in the style of the mind-bending, psychological thrillers of the 90's, such as Se7en and Fight Club. The pure gut wrenching moment as the mother holding her baby walks towards the bomb triggered letterbox, puts you on the edge of your seat. However, the character of Tommy Miller, a sadistic young man who started out being friends with Evan, until Evan expresses his feelings towards Tommy's sister Kayleigh, is a bit too spontaneous. The character starts off as an immature prankster, but suddenly he is this assaulting, foul-mouthed, homicidal arson. Tommy does feel neglected when his father always 'shows his sister more attention' when he puts her in his molestation films. But again, it's a far-fetched idea.
Overall, this film was depressing, confusing, sickening and deplorable. I would strongly suggest that you avoid this film, if you are not strong with extremely sudden shocking images. This film is very confronting, in more ways than one.