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Title: Deeply moving parable, fine dramatic debut for Ashton Kutcher
Review: THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT(USA - 2003)Aspect ratio: 1.85:1Theatrical soundtracks: Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDSA young man (Ashton Kutcher) is 'cursed' with an ability to travel back in time to a series of traumatic childhood incidents and change the course of history, but his thoughtless actions have far-reaching - and often painful - consequences...Astonishing, complex film, distinguished by Kutcher's heartfelt performance as the haunted character whose attempts to rectify past transgressions meet with disaster at every turn. The emotional pay-off is quite profound (especially in the director's cut, much better than the theatrical edition), though viewers are advised that the material is often VERY heavy indeed - you have been warned! An unexpected masterpiece.Followed by several in-name-only sequels, beginning with THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 2 (2006).
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