You can't play God with other people's lives

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2005)

Great time travel movie. That is the director's cut, not the theatrical version. After a youthful tragedy with friends, Ashton Kutcher's character discovers his lifelong blackouts do have a purpose in his life. When he finds he can go back in time, like his Dad did and is initially hospitalized for the insane, he tries to make things right concerning the tragedy. But everything goes wrong. When I saw it in the theater I thought, "What's wrong with this movie? Somethings missing. It looks like they put on a happy end." And, that's just what they did, therefore the theatrical version was not to hot. It didn't make much sense. But now that it's on DVD it's as the director meant. It has a darker ending, which is appropriate. It probably wouldn't have made as much money given the Ashton Kutcher crowd for which they were looking. When you get the DVD, watch the director's cut first, then watch the theatrical version and you'll see what I mean. The lesson I got from the movie was there can be great good in sacrifice. Although a darker ending, it was more inspiring and heartfelt.