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SummaryOutside 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 muscl... Read More

Black Butterfly

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Metascore
43
29% Positive
2 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
57% Negative
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May 25, 2017
70
Los Angeles Times
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.
May 22, 2017
70
The Hollywood Reporter
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.
User score
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5.6
30% Positive
7 Ratings
57% Mixed
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Sep 26, 2017
7
LeZee
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 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. 7/10
May 27, 2017
7
Meth-dude
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.
May 25, 2017
50
Chicago Sun-Times
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.
May 25, 2017
30
Village Voice
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.
May 25, 2017
27
Paste Magazine
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.
May 26, 2017
25
RogerEbert.com
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.
May 23, 2017
12
Slant Magazine
Its incoherent turn of events attempts to stupefy us into mistaking its deeply flawed internal logic for ingenuity.
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Jun 9, 2017
3
meldrew
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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  • Ambi Pictures
  • Battleplan Productions
  • Compadre Entertainment
  • Grindstone Entertainment Group
  • Paradox Studios
May 26, 2017
1 h 33 m
R
A killer story with a twist.
Madrid International Film Festival, ES
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Ischia Global Film & Music Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
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