Dude, where's my Morals? There are some places movies just should not go.

Rating: 1/10 (16 March 2005)

Butterfly Effect was recommended to me as a movie to watch with my wife. Bad, bad idea. The use of children in scenes with graphic violence and gross sexual implications here is too far over the top. Two children are standing naked in front of a man taking pictures in a dark basement. A child bludgeons a teenager at a movie theater while smiling. A child puts a dog in a burlap bag and pours gas all over it. Enough already! I shut it off after that (my wife assured me that she was not going to watch anymore as I came to the same conclusion)!
It's painful enough to read this let alone watch it.
It is absolutely possible to make a point without resorting to such measures (tasteful being the operative word). I've seen Reservoir Dogs, a Clockwork Orange, and various war movies, but they didn't scratch the surface. Watching a graphic documentary about a touchy social issue to make people more aware is one thing, but sheesh, NOT like this!