In the folklore of many nationalities of our hugeThe black butterfly planet has a special mystical significance; it is considered a harbinger of major setbacks and even sudden inevitable death. Not surprisingly, the thriller with the title “Black Butterfly” immediately attracts the attention of fans of the genre. At the same time, the majority of people watching the “Black Butterfly” movie reviews about the film left contradictory. The tape has its fans and at the same time skeptical viewers.
Hollywood remake
Неслучайно триллер «Черная бабочка» отзывы о The film was positioned as an unsuccessful remake of the French television tape of 2008, in which the main role was played by the magnificent and terrifying Eric Cantona. The fact is that for director Brian Goodman, known in the film industry as an ex-supporting actor, the thriller is just the second author full-length project. Perhaps, due to the lack of proper experience, the producer was not able to give the tape widescreen scope and gloss. In general, according to the estimates of cinema experts, it was not possible to demonstrate anything new to the creators in the genre, but on the whole it turned out fervently. Therefore, "Black Butterfly" reviews of the film critics received skepticism and IMDb rating: 6.00.
Promising cocktail
The first attempt at Hollywood adaptationthe French thriller is considered to be the beginning of the production of the tape of 2011, when Nicolas Cage was invited to play the role of the key character. But the production of the tape was suspended. And only years later, Mark Friedman, Justin Stanley and Brian Goodman created a creative tandem with the aim of turning a hard whirlpool on the screen, in which the hunter and the victim would constantly change places in a modest 93 minutes of timekeeping.
Cocktail of intrigue, copyright creative delightsand the mysterious protagonist with obsessive-compulsive disorder is undoubtedly a favorable, though not unique element for a promising psychological thriller. But after the release of the “Black Butterfly” tape, reviews of the film by viewers and critics were replete with statements that the creators did not manage to mix the ingredients correctly.
The difference between the original and the remake
Corresponding to the status of a remake, "Black Butterfly"(2017) repeats the French tape with small adaptations. For example, the action is transferred from the Alps to the mountainous state of Colorado, the mysterious stranger who defended the main character is younger in comparison with his prototype, and the authors are more gentle in presenting a maniac: his list of victims is reduced from eight to four. The rest of the Hollywood "Black Butterfly" (film reviews especially emphasize this fact) does not shine with specific ingenuity, because the original tape perfectly accents and painted the characters.
Cast
Unlike skeptical specialists,picture "Black Butterfly" reviews of the movie the audience received more positive. Mostly because the creators involved in the production of well-known actors who, undoubtedly, pull the thriller. Antonio Banderos, albeit somewhat overwhelmed and overgrown with stubble, is extremely convincing in the image of the writer Paul. Despite the fact that recently the star of the first magnitude has been stagnating on the outskirts of secondary roles, in the project of Brian Goodman saves the action with his trademark mimicry. It is felt that the creators have relied primarily on him. Uniquely adorned his participation film Banderos.
"Black Butterfly" reviews are also supportiveearned thanks to the skill of Jonathan Reese Myers, who performed the role of a mysterious stranger. Although, according to film critics, the actor is not very similar to the guy picked up on the sidelines, he is too aristocratic and refined. His Jack looks like he does not hitchhike on the Rocky Mountains, but has just visited the barbershop.
Неплохую компанию мужчинам составляет Пайпер Perabo, who sometimes replays a little, as if competing with more experienced screen mates. The cameo of the famous independent visionary Abel Ferrara, who loves to take part in individual film projects as an actor, is pleasantly surprised.
Some symptom
According to the evaluation of filmmakers, the main troubleThe thriller is that the director was unable to cope with the rhythm of the plot. While watching the impression that the director can not keep the main secret of more than the first third of the film. The intrigue unfolds prematurely, so further begins the depressing imitation of violent activity, more similar to the author's panic, and the action turns into a real confusion. This fact can not but cause annoyance, because in the original film the creators managed to collect all the darkness accumulating in the characters, and spew it out in a saturated stream in the culminating quarter of an hour of timekeeping.
In the Hollywood version, a thriller is like no one.symptom. The authors, without hesitating, borrowed topics that have successfully frightened the audience more than a dozen times: fear of singles, random fellow travelers, waggons and their brutal truck drivers and everything that is far from civilization. As stated in the reviews of the film, "Black Butterfly" has collected all the genre stamps of the thriller about the tormentor and the victims. As a result, a ragged rhythm and a weak attempt to adapt the script that once shot the story turned the thriller about a writer looking for incentives for creativity at risk into an ordinary film for cable TV.
Verdict
All of the above clearly does not show the picture.beyond a slightly perky, but mostly B-movie movie, while the audience is interesting is still heated. And the charismatic Antonio Banderas, who is extremely convincingly depicting an alcoholic writer, once again proves that he won't drink away talent. In general, watching a thriller to the final credits is not at all difficult if you don’t take to heart the author's surprise in the form of a matryoshka final from two twists at once. Despite the attacks of movie experts, “Black Butterfly” is a film that is not hopelessly stupid, capable of keeping a respectful distance from mediocrity, suitable for at least one-time viewing.
By the way, the insect mentioned in the title has almost nothing to do with it. The black butterfly in B. Goodman’s movie is a tattoo on the back of the hero Jonathan Reese-Meyers.
