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63
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
There's so much flashing forward and backward, so many spins of fate, so many chapters in the journals, that after awhile I felt that I, as well as time, was being jerked around.
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50
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San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
In its own ridiculous way, The Butterfly Effect is an entertaining movie, despite mediocre acting, lackluster direction and a story that's sometimes frustrating. It has the integrity of camp, maintaining an odd earnestness in the face of its own absurdity.
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50
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USA Today Mike Clark
Unpleasantness alone doesn't sink a movie. But miserable tidings intensify when there's not only a high ick factor but also floundering storytelling.
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50
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Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan
With a surprisingly unhappy, anti-Hollywood ending that will appeal to those who like things dark.
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42
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
Kutcher is the wrong actor to anchor a psychological freak-out.
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25
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Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Nothing can save this repetitive bore. Dude, where's your memory?
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25
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Boston Globe Ty Burr
A film of singularly boneheaded conceits, Butterfly is populated by, and appears to have been made by, stoned college dudes more hung up on oh-wow twists than the need to make sense.
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20
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Los Angeles Times Manohla Dargis
As the requisite love interest, Amy Smart gives the film's only professional performance, while co-star Eric Stoltz, as the story's villain, walks somnolent through the scenery with what seems to be barely suppressed mirth. Given the deeply unpleasant plot machinations and amateurish direction, the actor's amusement is understandable.
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10
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The New York Times Dave Kehr
Inhabited by a genuine spirit of cruelty, both toward its characters and its audience.
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10
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Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
It's a terrible life, and a terrible movie.
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