Bad Reviews? Really?

Rating: 9/10 (24 August 2008)

Okay, I guess I can see why some people wouldn't like this movie. It's not for everyone to love. It definitely shouldn't have been labeled a horror movie. It's a good, thrilling fantasy that really makes you think.
I loved the beginning with Logan Lerman (future star of the short-lived but amazing Jack and Bobby). The blackout scenes were done very well, and Logan was very mature. Moving on, six years later, John Patrick Amedori plays Evan at 13 and does a spectacular job. The scene where Tommy burns Evan's dog was absolutely heart-wrenching. Jesse James, who played Tommy, was appropriately creepy and sociopathic and horrifying. Irene Gorovaia was not given much to work with for Kayleigh, but she did a very good job nonetheless.
The later scenes with Ashton Kutcher were a little weird for me. I've never seen the Dude, Where's My... movies, but I have watched Punk'd a little and I understand the stereotype that comes with the name "Ashton". But seriously, people should give him a chance. He wasn't flawless as Evan, granted, but he was good. Amy Smart was amazing, spot on in each reality for whatever Kayleigh she was playing.
Overall, the story really drew me in and captivated me. I am very interested in the Chaos Theory and this movie definitely gave me something to twist my brain around. I really liked the theatrical ending when he goes back to when he first met Kayleigh and tells her he hates her. It was very bittersweet, because Evan would always be able to remember her as she was in the other realities, and she would have no idea that Evan even knew her name.
9/10. Come on, critics, what were you thinking? Although I guess they were the same ones who praised No Country For Old Men, which I hated.