Very nice thrill ride ...

Rating: Null/10 (20 January 2004)

I was lucky enough to score some screening tickets for my friends and I in Atlanta. Going into this movie I was afraid that the acting will be horrible and the movie will be cheesy and crappy. Oh boy was I wrong! Butterfly Effect is a damn good movie. It captures you and takes on a ride. Usually I get distracted during a boring part of a movie and change my sitting position and check the time. Not once did I do such a thing during the film. Anyways, the movie starts of a bit weird and slow. The presences of unknown blackouts capture the viewer. As we begin to understand what is going a whole word of possibility of that Evan can do becomes mind-boogling. The effects that are used during the film are pretty cool. The difference in the colors during the alternative futures set the mood really well. Bress and Gruber's directing style takes the movie and makes it unique. The acting is good. Ashton's character goes through a range of emotions and his presence presents some comedy in serious scenes. However, in the end the comic reliefs deter away from the seriousness of the situation. Overall I would give this movie 8.5 out of 10. Definitely worth seeing when it comes out.