Deeply moving parable, fine dramatic debut for Ashton Kutcher

Rating: 8/10 (14 April 2005)

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Sound formats: Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDS
A young man (Ashton Kutcher) is 'cursed' with an ability to travel back in time to a series of traumatic childhood incidents and change the course of history, but his thoughtless actions have far-reaching - and often painful - consequences...
Astonishing, complex film, distinguished by Kutcher's heartfelt performance as the haunted character whose attempts to rectify past transgressions meet with disaster at every turn. The emotional pay-off is quite profound (especially in the director's cut, much better than the theatrical edition), though viewers are advised that the material is often VERY heavy indeed - you have been warned! An unexpected masterpiece.