Black Butterfly

Name: Black Butterfly
Genre: Thriller
Released: May 26, 2017
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 43
Cast: Abel Ferrara, Alexandra Klim, Antonio Banderas, Gioia Libardoni, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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Black Butterfly

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Lionsgate Premiere | Release Date: May 26, 2017

Starring: Abel Ferrara, Alexandra Klim, Antonio Banderas, Gioia Libardoni, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Katie McGovern, Nathalie Rapti Gomez, Nicholas Aaron, Piper Perabo, Randall Paul, Vincent Riotta

Summary: Outside a mountain town grappling with a series of abductions and murders, Paul (Antonio Banderas), a reclusive writer, struggles to start what he hopes will be a career-saving screenplay. After a tense encounter at a diner with a drifter named Jack (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Paul offers Jack a place to stay - and soon the edgy, demanding JackOutside a mountain town grappling with a series of abductions and murders, Paul (Antonio Banderas), a reclusive writer, struggles to start what he hopes will be a career-saving screenplay. After a tense encounter at a diner with a drifter named Jack (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Paul offers Jack a place to stay - and soon the edgy, demanding Jack muscles his way into Paul's work. As a storm cuts off power to the isolated cabin, the two men begin a jagged game of one-upmanship that will bring at least one tale to an end. … Expand

Director: Brian Goodman

Genre(s): Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 93 min

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Los Angeles Times - Noel Murray

May 25, 2017

Thanks to tight direction by Brian Goodman and lively performances from Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, the film’s engaging even when it’s ridiculous. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Sheri Linden

May 22, 2017

None of it is earth-shattering, but Goodman gives it muscle and makes it work. And with their synapse-firing performances, Banderas and Rhys Meyers keep the viewer at arm’s length and guessing — through, and even past, fade-out. Read full review

Chicago Sun-Times - Richard Roeper

May 25, 2017

The twist on top of the twist was so amateurish, so hacky, so insulting to the viewer, I’m already thinking about apologizing to you guys for just the one-star demerit. Read full review

Village Voice - April Wolfe

May 25, 2017

Banderas, who doesn’t get to speak a single good line, still manages to convey panic, terror and confusion. It’s his performance that allows this film to float at all. Read full review

Paste Magazine - Kenji Fujishima

May 25, 2017

Black Butterfly plays as little more than the act of snickering adolescents toying with their audience, complete with an insulting final scene that confirms the film as a total waste of time. Read full review

RogerEbert.com - Vikram Murthi

May 26, 2017

Black Butterfly communicates all of its empty-headed ideas idiotically, but still retains a knowing smugness regarding its intentions, like it’s pulling a rabbit out of a hat while acting like no one’s ever seen such a trick. Read full review

Slant Magazine - Derek Smith

May 23, 2017

Its incoherent turn of events attempts to stupefy us into mistaking its deeply flawed internal logic for ingenuity. Read full review

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Meth-dude

May 27, 2017

The acting was believable and the movie was entertaining, but some things didn't make sense and the reveal at the end was lame. It isn't a bad movie, but I wouldn't recommend watching it to the people who don't like movies with bad plot twists.

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LeZee

Sep 26, 2017

I like my ending better! Not the one comes after that!

It was a little surprise film, but not that great. I really enjoyed it. It was thrilling, suspense and fast paced storytelling. I usually like this type of flicks. If you too prefer entertainment over a masterpiece, then you would enjoyI like my ending better! Not the one comes after that!

It was a little surprise film, but not that great. I really enjoyed it. It was thrilling, suspense and fast paced storytelling. I usually like this type of flicks. If you too prefer entertainment over a masterpiece, then you would enjoy it as well. Only the beginning was slow, but once the concept of the film ignited, it was a non-stop entertainment. So the later parts are like between the two characters that took place in an isolated place. A great setting and with all the development, the film totally gets you.

A struggling alcoholic writer who got rescued by a stranger at a diner, invites him to the home for the stormy night ahead. Later the stranger decides to help him out with his writing, so his stay extends. With talking to each other, the writer comes to know what kind of person he's brought into his house. His agenda ires the stranger and hence a conflict begins between them. The rest of the film is to disclose who ends where with a twist at the end.

When the second act begins, that's when your guessing game starts. At the end of that section, I had in my mind that at least 4 to 5 possible paths the story could head. With that kind of option, who won't enjoy such film. Whatever I predicted, that did not happen. That's another reason why I liked it. The twist was good, and so the performances by Jonathan Rhye Meyers and Antonio Banderas. BUT when all was going well, the end scene before the credits, disappointed me. It should have not been in the film at all. That's why I did not like 'Prince of Persia' too. Apart from that final 10 seconds, it was a good film.

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meldrew

Jun 9, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Any goodwill that Black Butterfly might have earned over 80 minutes is first seriously damaged by the too neat wrap-up, and then destroyed completely in the dying seconds.… Expand

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