What the hell did i just watch? Was this intended as a family movie or a b-movie? The only way i can describe this film is a mix of every bad Shaymalan picture and everything Uwe Boll did.
The whole flick is laced with terrible acting, revolting dialogue, unnecessary plot devices and characters that go nowhere, bizarre editing and an awful script.
Every character acts so hammy, that their behavior is not human. Every time something bat happens, the characters nonchalantly move on to the next thing. How would you react if you got stabbed in the chest?
The story? Jesus Christ! The theme of the whole movie is about not knowing who is trustworthy, at least it was supposed to be (i think). I don't know. The movie barely addresses it in the third act, as well as the fifth butterfly thing, which is the name of the movie. The rest of the movie is just the kid walking around, searching for...something.
To be frank i was excited to see the "First Serbian 3D film" but the 3D attempt was futile, not only were my eyes bugged from the glasses, but it is almost non-existent and when the effect pops up, it is either almost non-visible or it is downright ugly. 75% of the time i could of just watched the accursed thing with out the glasses.
If someone tries to defend this movie saying "Oh, it's for kids", that is not an excuse. There are tons of kids movies and cartoons that do this way better. The reason this is not 1/10 is because the hammy acting made me laugh.
SPOILERS:
The film centers around a 13 year old dweeb named Aleksa that suffers from a late stage Hayden Christensen syndrome, and a plot device called the "Pure eyesight" which enables him to teleport through mirrors to people in need when he's not wearing his glasses (try saying that without giggling). This catches the attention of a man named Vuk, a con artist that promises elderly people a miracle cure in exchange for all of their possessions when they become deceased. The cure is actually poison so he gets the estates and extracts their souls to prolong his life. He found out about this phenomenon when a sick elderly man named Duan who encountered the boy in his own house claiming he came from nowhere. Vuk offers him the "cure" in exchange for the boys location. He agrees, but eventually turns against him when he found out about his true intentions. Vuk kills him through telepathy (yeah!), and brings the boy by his side, telling him that there are a bunch of people that need to be erased in order to give their lives to some one more worthy (Vuk). He helps him do the deed but eventually figures out what's going on. These people are the guardians of some silver secret which turns out to be an albino hedgehog and a plastic miniature tree (God almighty!), which are never explained. At this point i am to tired to type. The movie ends well. Ta Ta.
The whole flick is laced with terrible acting, revolting dialogue, unnecessary plot devices and characters that go nowhere, bizarre editing and an awful script.
Every character acts so hammy, that their behavior is not human. Every time something bat happens, the characters nonchalantly move on to the next thing. How would you react if you got stabbed in the chest?
The story? Jesus Christ! The theme of the whole movie is about not knowing who is trustworthy, at least it was supposed to be (i think). I don't know. The movie barely addresses it in the third act, as well as the fifth butterfly thing, which is the name of the movie. The rest of the movie is just the kid walking around, searching for...something.
To be frank i was excited to see the "First Serbian 3D film" but the 3D attempt was futile, not only were my eyes bugged from the glasses, but it is almost non-existent and when the effect pops up, it is either almost non-visible or it is downright ugly. 75% of the time i could of just watched the accursed thing with out the glasses.
If someone tries to defend this movie saying "Oh, it's for kids", that is not an excuse. There are tons of kids movies and cartoons that do this way better. The reason this is not 1/10 is because the hammy acting made me laugh.
SPOILERS:
The film centers around a 13 year old dweeb named Aleksa that suffers from a late stage Hayden Christensen syndrome, and a plot device called the "Pure eyesight" which enables him to teleport through mirrors to people in need when he's not wearing his glasses (try saying that without giggling). This catches the attention of a man named Vuk, a con artist that promises elderly people a miracle cure in exchange for all of their possessions when they become deceased. The cure is actually poison so he gets the estates and extracts their souls to prolong his life. He found out about this phenomenon when a sick elderly man named Duan who encountered the boy in his own house claiming he came from nowhere. Vuk offers him the "cure" in exchange for the boys location. He agrees, but eventually turns against him when he found out about his true intentions. Vuk kills him through telepathy (yeah!), and brings the boy by his side, telling him that there are a bunch of people that need to be erased in order to give their lives to some one more worthy (Vuk). He helps him do the deed but eventually figures out what's going on. These people are the guardians of some silver secret which turns out to be an albino hedgehog and a plastic miniature tree (God almighty!), which are never explained. At this point i am to tired to type. The movie ends well. Ta Ta.
