Interesting premise, but ultimately left me a little sick to my stomach

Rating: 4/10 (6 September 2004)

Aston Kutcher stars in the surprisingly violent Butterfly Effect, a movie that borrows from Donnie Darko, The Sixth Sense, and even American History X. Aston Kutcher has the inexplicable power to go back in time by reading his journal entries, and change events. But every time he does so, he hurts someone else. This film carries some emotional depth, but Kutcher seems out of his league. After watching it, I was reminded of the movie Bedazzled with Brendan Fraser, which suffers from the same problems. The problem is that by showing us all these possible futures, it's too much of an information overload. Also, you don't really get to know the characters because they change so many times. There are some interesting elements, but i ultimately detested this movie. It was derivative, nauseating and overdone. 4/10