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I was not that familiar with Brittany Snow before i watched the 3 Pitch Perfect movies in the last months. But i think she was fantastic in these. Later on despite not liking that much the movie "X" she was a highlight for sure in it.

So when i saw this pass online randomly i was like "sure, ill watch that" and it turned out pretty good.

This movie is really a mix of "this would never happen in real life" situations but engulfed in a lot of heart. The characters mature, grow, become better, and even tough some may say the base of it is predictable, some scenes did surprised me.

Its not a "laugh out loud" type of movies but i had my share of chuckles and a few little laugh. When i watch a romcom i usually care more about the "rom" than the "com" anyway, as what i want is get attached to the characters and either relate to them or that they get me into a "wishful fantasy". Basically get "touched" by them... and i got that with this movie.

Is it an all time classic that i will want to watch again and again? Nah. But it was very enjoyable for 1 viewing. This was probably my last "regular" movie before starting my "Halloween 2025 program" in early September, so look forward for more horror movies in the coming weeks.

I picked this movie for 1$ out of a video store clearance sale before it shut down a while ago (yes i mention it often in my reviews, i still have a few lefts from that sale lol). I got it because at that price why not and the cast looked interesting with Malin Akerman and Kat Dennings.

Sadly the movie was overall boring. I was in the mood for a light comedy, picked a few beers, and even then i didn't had much fun with it. Sure there is a few chuckles scene, but they are far and between and the main issue in my opinion is that the movie feel like you basically watching some mundane peoples just having a day not that out of the ordinary.

There could had been some funny situations happening but it never really did. Instead you got introduced to the main 2 characters and their relationship problems, then some peoples show up without much backgrounds (some are friends, but some apparently got invited by another guest), and you basically have to watch them prepare dinner and eat it for 90 minutes that feel much longer.

I know this is a movie likely more targeted at a woman audience, but i enjoy romcoms and light hearted movies, so its not an issue for me. I just didn't find much things interesting in this movie. I was surprised to see this was produced by Ben Stiller.

In the end, as soon as it finished, it got straight into the pile for the used movies store for trade in.

Lets be honest, Butterfly is basically a 2h movie that they stretched out to make a mini-series. Likely because for a streaming platform, it is more profitable.

The general story is good (altough not very original) and i digged the first episodes the most, but then it seem that it started dragging and repeat the same type of encounters just to stretch things out. The Martial Arts action also seem to be less present in the second half.

That said it was still a decent story that i enjoyed, but sadly the ending ruined it for me. Not gonna elaborate as i want to keep this spoiler free, but i didn't liked it at all.

I assume they expected to get a season 2 (wich i don't know if they will at this time, but last time i watched a Prime mini-show it was The Bondsman and it didn't) so they wanted something to built upon, but if it get cancel in my opinion it will just have ruined the show.

I am open to edit this review at some point if it does get a season 2, but as of now i would had rated Butterfly a 7, but i remove a point for the ending. 6/10.