In this movie, Ashton Kutcher puts away the comedic side of his acting; taking on the role of a serious actor. Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher) blacks out a series of horrific memories, awakening after everything has been done. Once he wakes up, he doesn't remember a thing that happened, leaving his friends with the ordeal to have to go over the horrific moments once again, so he would know what happened.
The movie starts out as him as a child, and experiencing his first black out when his friend's father makes him and his daughter "star" in a child pornography; leaving Evan with no recollection of what happened. It was this event that started his series of black outs. It was after the most horrific black out that his mother decides to move away to the northern part of the state; after seeing that a mailbox exploded with dynamite in it, knowing it was her son and his friends that caused it.
Seven years later, as a college student, he finds a way to remember what happened during the black outs, and eventually, how to change the past. But once you've changed one thing... you've changed everything, as Evan will find out the hard way...
This is one movie that I would definitely recommend to all my friends and family. This is the type of movie that will keep you guessing, even after the movie has ended. You experience the movie as if you were him, awakening only after the black out has finished, wondering what happened during the black out. The Butterfly Effect will keep you in suspense and at the edge of your seat during the whole movie, and will make you think.
"The Butterfly Effect" opens January 23, 2004 and is rated R. Drama, Thriller. Directed by Eric Bress, J Mackye Gruber. Written by Eric Bress & J. Mackye Gruber. Starring Ashton Kutcher, Melora Walters, Amy Smart, Elden Henson, William Lee Scott.
