Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Ashton Kutcher | ... | Evan | |
Melora Walters | ... | Andrea | |
Amy Smart | ... | Kayleigh | |
Elden Henson | ... | Lenny | |
William Lee Scott | ... | Tommy | |
John Patrick Amedori | ... | Evan at 13 | |
Irina Gorovaia | ... | Kayleigh at 13 (as Irene Gorovaia) | |
Kevin G. Schmidt | ... | Lenny at 13 | |
Jesse James | ... | Tommy at 13 | |
Logan Lerman | ... | Evan at 7 | |
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Sarah Widdows | ... | Kayleigh at 7 |
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Jake Kaese | ... | Lenny at 7 |
Cameron Bright | ... | Tommy at 7 | |
Eric Stoltz | ... | Mr. Miller | |
Callum Keith Rennie | ... | Jason |
As a child, Evan Treborn was afflicted with blackouts where he would be in one place one minute and then another the next, remembering absolutely nothing in-between. Now all grown up and in college, he decides to read from an old journal he wrote to remember stuff that might have happened in the in-between, and suddenly finds himself back at a certain point in his life. He realizes that those blackouts he had were actually empty spaces of time he had to fill up later in life. Attempting to use this ability to undo unpleasant past events, Evan starts to find that every time he goes back and tries to fix things, he ends up making everything worse. How can he prevent more tragedies from happening and save the one girl he ever loved, Kayleigh (Amy Smart)? Written by Lenny at 13
I seldom come out and write movie reviews in IMDb but I felt this one deserved some effort from me. I don't recall any movie which made me shiver thinking about what was gonna come next when I hit pause to go for a pee or any other reason. This one is really something. There is a "Lost Highway" feel to it and the themes are closely related but...The Butterfly effect is in fact more complex.It is a really disturbing movie, not so much for what it shows, but for what it keeps you guessing - like all true thriller masterpieces - , about events that take or might take place, and above all, about human sanity and the subtle twist there is between the average Joe's walk of life and outright perversion. Requires multiple - rewarding - viewings.