I found 'Butterfly Kiss' to be at once sad and horrifying, and a story of both love and hate. It drew from me feelings of empathy for the characters of Eunice (Eu)and Miriam (Mi), and revulsion for the acts of horror which mark their journey. Is this a love story where everyone else and everything else is disregarded for the sake of Eunice's relentless search for love, fulfillment, punishment, Judith? Or is this an observation of the torment of a schizophrenic woman? So much here to involve you and that will stay with you long after. The bleak northern England setting matches the mood of the movie perfectly, and the story shows Eu and Mi's journey and relationship but cleverly leaves much of it a mystery, but what really makes this special is the outstanding performance from Amanda Plummer as Eunice.

This movie was great. I had to watch it twice, to make sure I got it all. It would be a great show to watch if you're in a phsycology class in college. I think the movie should be watched in education class. Amanda Plummer did a great performance. There are real people out there actually doing and thinking exactly what she did in the show. There are moments in the movie that seem as if this was a true story. If it is, I would like to know so I can read up on it. The title should be different. I can not think of one, but butterfly kiss just does not fit. My personal opinion is Amanda should get an award.

If this film had been about two gay lovers going around murdering women, the feminists would have come out of the woodwork to condemn it. Of course since it's a female murdering males left and right, it's OK with everyone. The NOW harpies denounced "American Psycho" calling it a how-to for killing women. And it had only a fraction of the body count, female-wise. Funny how they overlooked this one. Oh that's right, it's "good" to see men killed by a woman.In any event, it's a total tasteless waste of anyone's time. Perhaps a few man haters (of either gender) will get a charge out of it. Even if you liked "Natural Born Killers" (another slaughter fest of males) you will not likely enjoy this endless, plodding and senseless movie. I can't imagine anyone involved with this disaster would ever use it on his/her resume.

Spoilers herein.I think a lot of Winterbottom, though he makes me work hard at it.Superficially, his films are simple arcs inhabited by his tone and the actors' spontaneity. In this case, we have what is almost a genre. Whenever I see "character study" I cringe. And this has that veneer: something between "Fun" and "Invisible Man."But just a simple scratch deeper gives something more worthwhile. "You" (Eunice) and "Mi" (Miriam) are the same person, recounted by "healed" Miriam, who takes a completely different actor's stance in the narration sections.Eunice: promiscuous, chained, selfabusive, mercurial. Miriam: deaf, virginal, meek. The situations are dreamlike: lots of repetition with the entry into the petrol store. Always the same first lines. Dreamlike consequences: no matter where they go or what they do, the world swirls around them like a disengaged movie. The butterfly is two wings on a single body.Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.