Morbid, derivative but mildly interesting

Rating: Null/10 (28 July 2004)

The ideas in this film are not new. In fact you can find elements of Groundhog Day, Its a Wonderful Life, even a Simpson's episode about a time travel machine in the form of a toaster. I suppose it all stems from Ray Bradbury's short story A Sound of Thunder. Go back in time step on a butterfly and vastly change the future. The problem with this film is that the "butterfly" effect seems to apply only to the main character's inner circle. Not anyone else.
Anyhow, the acting is pretty decent considering the characters have to go through all these different lives/timelines. But I found the movie over-long and incredibly morbid. I'm sure it appeals to Gen-X/Y'ers who may relate fully to the angst, depression and massive regret the story's characters embody.