Black Butterfly (2017)
Storyline
Paul is a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place to stay. However, when the deranged stranger takes Paul hostage and forces him to write, their unhinged relationship brings buried secrets to light.
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Cast
Antonio Banderas, Piper Perabo, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Vincent Riotta, Timothy Martin, Nathalie Rapti Gomez, Abel Ferrara, Nicholas Aaron, Gioia Libardoni, Alexandra Klim, Katie McGovern, Randall Paul, Cristina Moglia, Tracy Green, Cherish Gaines, George Kaiser, Craig Peritz, Esosa Idahosa, Jason Book, Danielle Devenie
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Reviews
70
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.
70
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.
50
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.
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.
27
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.
