One of the most overrating film I have ever seen

Rating: 4/10 (29 August 2005)

I don't know why a lot of people dare to call this movie "good." This movie is totally overrating.
Of course this story got a original idea, but many exaggerated elements screws up the whole story. Even though the story has a strong storyline for Kutcher to save his sweetheart, his childhood, which is based on a lot of clichés such as child pornography, explosion, animal abuse and a stupid "Se7en" performance, is too long and shallow. It is too violent, but does not show any in-depth analyze about little Evan and other characters
When Evan grows up, there are still too much trivia for me to focus on the story. It makes his tragedy, such as going to jail, meeting Kayleigh as a hooker, or committing suicide slow without too much surprise. Even the ending is too predictable. Finally, does Evan learn anything? No, he just gives up saving his sweetheart because craps like ultra-violence, prison rape, drug, happens when he tries to "help" someone with violence and cheesy conversation.
Most of all, characters are usually stereotyping ones. Kutcher's performance is too clumsy for me to sympathize his condition. He doesn't even looks sad in his scene of meeting Kayleigh as a hooker. Compared to "12 Monkeys," which has a in-depth analyze about the mental problems and effect of time travel, "Butterfly Effect" is like a soap opera, which add too much Hollywood cliché.
It is a movie for someone who had never watched dramas. If you had watched many movies without Hollywood formulas. Sorry, this movie is not for you.