Incannerax
What a waste of my time!!!
Brightlyme
i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.
Nicole
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
SeamusMacDuff
I found this very suspenseful, even as others said though it not giving you a moment to think about - just like it did to the protagonists. "What will happen next?" became "When will this end?" Spoiler: What happens after the end? Guy has been kidnapped, robbed, and more by his wife. Press charges?
juneebuggy
This was a pretty good suspense thriller, getting better as the story moved along and containing a hell of a twist at the end. Didn't see that coming.Butler is (nice to look at) and does a decent job as a happy family man placed in a desperate situation, when a calculating sociopath (played brilliantly by Pierce Brosnan) kidnaps his young daughter and toys with his wife. At first the kidnappers demands seem standard (money) but they grow increasingly outlandish as the movie progresses until it becomes obvious that he simply enjoys the power that comes along with systematically dismantling their idyllic lives. The viewer is left wondering why until the very end.Enjoyed Brosnan in this role as the bad guy and loved that he kept his Irish accent. Butler has a couple of very emotional scenes that impressed me too. Filmed in Vancouver as Chicago. 9/2/14
tieman64
A weak thriller by director Mike Barker, "Butterfly on a Wheel" stars Gerard Butler as Neil Randall, a father whose daughter is kidnapped by a mysterious man (Pierce Brosnan). The film's big twist – massive spoilers ahead – is that Neil's own wife (Maria Bello) has concocted this elaborate scheme to punish Neil for his infidelities."Butterfly's" title is an allusion to an Alexander Pope poem, in which the phrase "who breaks a butterfly upon a (torture) wheel" referred to all those who put inordinate effort into achieving something minor or unimportant. The implication is that Neil's wife is disproportionately punishing her husband. As the film takes Neil's point of view, Bello's character becomes an unsympathetic villain.5/10 – Worth no viewings.
fellonmyhead
The film is quite well-made; it's the story that lowers the rating for me. I am usually quite surprised by stories of this type; but the twist became rather obvious early on in the film. Alright, there was still a touch of mystery, as I did not know why this was happening, but I certainly got a clear impression of what was going on.I'm also fed-up of the unrealistic approach many films like this take; sure it can be a fun ride, but I'm afraid this one failed to be fun enough to make up for the mediocre plot-line of "revenge of the spouses".On the positive side, I did find myself rooting for the small man bringing down the arrogant, unfeeling corporate climber; even if the "small man" was his spurned wife.
