Awesome.

Rating: 10/10 (27 January 2004)

I loved the concept of this movie when I first saw the trailer, but I had no idea just how good "The Butterfly Effect" would be. The story that the writers came up with was even more brilliant than I ever suspected...it was also darker and more powerful than I expected. Me and my friends left the theater totally tripped out, and so did everyone else in the theater. This is an intelligent movie, and you have to be an intelligent movie to "get it". If you don't understand the concept of the chaos theory and non-linear time travel, you're going to sit there the whole time scratching your head and finding plot holes that aren't really there. If you're a smart person, you will be thoroughly entertained.
I wasn't expecting much out of Ashton Kutcher but he impressed the hell out of me. Besides, any mediocre acting (it wasn't "bad" like some people who went in already hating the movie are claiming) is totally overshadowed by the killer story.
"The Butterfly Effect" is now my favorite movie. Some of you are probably cringing, but I base my love of movies based on the entertainment factor...and this movie entertained me more than any other movie that I have ever seen. If you're looking for something else in a movie, then I feel sorry for you.