Black Butterfly
Lionsgate Premiere | Release Date: May 26, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
1
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayMay 25, 2017
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. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMay 22, 2017
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. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMay 25, 2017
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. Read full review
30
Village VoiceApril WolfeMay 25, 2017
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. Read full review
27
Paste MagazineKenji FujishimaMay 25, 2017
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. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comVikram MurthiMay 26, 2017
Black Butterfly communicates all of its empty-headed ideas idiotically, but still retains a knowing smugness regarding its intentions, like it’s pulling a rabbit out of a hat while acting like no one’s ever seen such a trick. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineDerek SmithMay 23, 2017
Its incoherent turn of events attempts to stupefy us into mistaking its deeply flawed internal logic for ingenuity. Read full review
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