Fresh
Discreet, delicate and humane: a sweet butterfly of a movie that beats up a cinematic windstorm of life.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Overview
How, thanks to what's known as the "Butterfly theory" (a random series of unlinked events), can a young woman and a young man meet?
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
64%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A mild but engaging romance, the charms of which come at you sideways.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
It strives mightily to convince us that the Chaos Theory rules us, yet everything in it feels preordained.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Rotten
The idea, after all, is that people don't have free will, and who wants to watch puppets, however adorable?
Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Each little action, as we see, causes something bigger to happen, resulting in not exactly a tidal wave, but a happy sense of cinematic pleasure.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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