OK movie with lots of problems

Rating: 6/10 (22 July 2004)

"The Butterfly Effect" marked Ashton Kutcher's debut into more "serious" acting roles. While most of the time he came off as believable there were a handful of scenes that just didn't work. He sure is trying, and it really isn't all that bad for his first attempt. The movie has some pretty interesting story developments and makes you think. However, a lot of the time spent thinking is over the plot holes that just don't seem to make sense.
Evan Treborn suffers from a disease where he blacks out events of his life and can't remember them. Through reading through the journals that he keeps Evan is somehow able to go back in time and change events. His decisions later influence the future and how he and his friends turn out. Apparently the changes only effect major events, as Evan can still go back to his blackouts after things have already been changed.
The film is an interesting science-fiction trip, but the story just fails to make sense sometimes. It's a solid effort, but it really comes out way too buggy.
6 out of 10.