Better than Expected 8/10

Rating: Null/10 (6 February 2004)

I went into Butterfly Effect with lower than usual expectations, mostly due to Ashton, but I was surprised and enjoyed myself very much. Ashton put up a great effort and with a little more drama work, then man could be pretty good. Aside from that, I thought the story great aside from a few blemishes where the storytellers could have made a few details clearer. For instance, the picture Evan draws as a young child should have been connected to the prison scene better. A minute long flashback and different reaction when Evan goes back could have easily done this. I also would have liked for them to show that Evan didn't want to live in the sorority life because it was not him and was a very selfish life where Thumper and Andrea's brother were still living horrible lives. Two things that could have made the movie a better all-around package. 8/10