I recommend you see this movie!

Rating: Null/10 (26 January 2004)

This movie had an excellent storyline, unexpectedly great acting, suspense, and most of all--originality.
Some people say that this story has been done before and the Butterfly Effect didn't do a good job copying it. I think this script was very original. It didn't have the same ending where everything is perfect and everyone is happy. It showed that some sacrifices have to be made to save those you care about. The moral is not everything can be made perfect--you can't play God. That was not a very original moral, but the movie was a unique way of portraying it.
I believe that the reason a lot of people say the acting in this movie was not very great was because Ashton Kutcher was playing a serious role for once. It's true, Ashton has been know to play the stupid hot guy in, well, all his movies. But you need to look past the fact that he was the one playing a mature guy with more troubles than where his car was. This was a serious part in a serious movie which was in no way unintentionally funny.
I would also like to mention that this movie was not supposed to be scary. I've read a few reviews and heard people say that it wasn't scary. It was suspenseful in a way that some things would pop out and make you jump a little. But it was supposed to be kind of a suspenseful drama.

In conclusion, the Butterfly Effect was an outstanding movie and most people aren't giving it credit for the awesome film that it is.