Butterfly Effect
Eric Bress's film 'The Butterfly Effect' was reminiscent of 'Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind'. It's odd that two movies would come out in 2004 that dealt with the memory ... and both films ponder existentialism.
Ashton Kutcher's performance stands out - tho it might just be because we're used to him in comedies, not films so serious as this one. It's plot(s) are many and all deal with the gravity of choices made. Consequences are of decisions are immediately seen and felt.
The end of the movie was perhaps the most shocking. You don't expect an american movie to end so dramatically. Did he have to commit suicide to make everyone else's life better? Was that really the answer? When the baby strangles himself in the womb, it felt cheesy, but at the same time the viewer can't deny the gravity of his choice.
6/10
Ashton Kutcher's performance stands out - tho it might just be because we're used to him in comedies, not films so serious as this one. It's plot(s) are many and all deal with the gravity of choices made. Consequences are of decisions are immediately seen and felt.
The end of the movie was perhaps the most shocking. You don't expect an american movie to end so dramatically. Did he have to commit suicide to make everyone else's life better? Was that really the answer? When the baby strangles himself in the womb, it felt cheesy, but at the same time the viewer can't deny the gravity of his choice.
6/10
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