Actor sobers up for effect
Rawly Bransom
editor-in-chief

If the love of your life were to die, what would you do to get her back?
How far would you go to save her, and whose future would be forfeited in your quest?
That scenario is the essence of directors Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber’s new film Butterfly Effect.
Ashton Kutcher, known for his slapstick roles on TV’s That’s 70 Show and Dude Where’s My Car, stars as Evan Treborn, a psychology student who had black outs as a child.
As a young adult, he learns that he has the ability to use his journals to travel back in time to those black outs to change the past.
Amy Smart also stars in the film as Kayleigh Miller, Evan’s first love and the focal point of his attempts to change the future.
The plot is based on the concepts of the Chaos Theory, which says that all actions can and will have unforeseeable consequences.
For instance, the wind from a butterfly’s wings could cause a typhoon on the other side of the world.
The Butterfly Effect explores the possibilities of using the theory in time travel.
It doesn’t try to do so by beating you over the head with scientific jargon but with a plot that keeps you spellbound wondering how Kutcher will fix the past he created. Smart is a shining gem in the movie.
She easily adapts her face, her persona and even movements in each scenario. She truly brings each incarnation of Kayleigh Miller to life.
The Butterfly Effect connects the pieces for a smart sci-fi thriller.
Do not, however, leave the theater for popcorn or a beverage once it has begun because you will return with no idea of what is going on. On second thought, you better not even blink if you truly want to keep up.