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This 2004 sci-fi thriller stars Ashton Kutcher as a man who discovers he as the ability to
travel back in time to pivotal movements in his own life, and re-live them with varying
consequences. The writing is tight and believable here - really demanding a lot of emotional
and intellectual commitment from the viewer... asking the age old question: if you could
fix the mistakes of yester-year... would you? What it meant you'd lose your best friend
in the process, or end up handicapped? Not only do the characters struggle with these
decisions and emotions, but the careful direction of the film itself ensures that we are also
along for the rollercoaster. I definitely have a soft-spot for time travel films, and
The Butterfly Effect's serious approach to the subject is definitely an effective one.
Kutcher plays opposite Amy Smart, both of whom wonderfully bring their characters, and
their respective temporal variations to life with ease... resulting in some really tear-jerk
moments during the final scenes of the film as Oasis's, "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" plays
beautifully in the background. At the conclusion of this film, I was struck at how profoundly
it moved me... I wasn't able to stop thinking about it's characters, or the film's message
for days - a modern day classic in the sci-fi department, The Butterfly Effect is an easy
"10" for me -- "Emotionally powerful and thought-provoking".