Ashton Kutcher scared me off in the theaters

Rating: 8/10 (29 September 2005)

This movie is about 3000 times better than it ought to be. I regularly read many "big time" critics' reviews and, interestingly, most of them either missed it on this film, or had built-in prejudices about what they were watching and never varied from that brain-trap.
The movie itself is briskly paced (admittedly, sometimes a little too fast) and exciting to watch. The plot, a form of the time travel/altering the future scenario, seems recycled but somehow fresh.
I was also quite surprised at how Ashton Kutcher handled his role. While most of the actors are quite solid, this is his movie (can't believe I wrote that sentence). Finally, the ending packs an emotional impact that is both valid and thought-provoking. Give it a shot if you missed it the first time around.