Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)

best movie i've ever seen.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

The acting in this movie is really good.

I watched this last night hoping for a strong suspense/thriller. Yes, the suspense is kind of there, but the plot line has so many glaring holes it becomes annoying and frustrating. The characterizations are OK, Gerard Butler and Maria Bello do a pretty good job but Pierce Brosnan shows he is out of his depth and paints a one dimensional and one expression (less) character...seems he is perhaps only good at action films where not much talent is needed. Pity.What can I say about the plot? Well, let's just say (without spoiling it) that there are so many opportunities for the couple who have been held ransom to do something about it. Several times they (in particular G Butller's character) could have notified police, his work colleagues or his mistress for help, but no, instead he listens to the woeful, nonsensical rants of his wife to do nothing except what the antagonist (Brosnan) tells them to do. Very annoying and simply with no logic this is the greatest downfall of the plot. Suspense? Yes, if you disregard the husband's and wife's illogicality !! The twist at the end is perhaps one of the best developed and unforeseen I have encountered. Totally unprepared for it. But that's the best I can say about this film. Good atmospheric cinematography and music score.Almost, but not quite "Shattered" !

This was a entertaining film keeps you in your toes the whole time. A sharp thriller with some good ideas and a great turn at the end! Reminded me of Ransom in parts but not as polished but still good! Good chemistry between the actors but what do you expect from the trio! I liked the way it was filmed and the whole vibe.For sure see this one when you have chance.A neat thriller that keeps you in the whole time.I did not hear much on this film but glad I caught it.I think it was marketed badly because I never heard of it till on Amazon! Anyone who likes a taught thriller will like this.

This movie completely disgusted me. The ending was completely unexpected and what made this movie the worst I have ever seen. I do believe that Gerard Butler despised doing this movie and only did it to fulfill a contract he signed and didn't know the ending was appalling. I know that many of you will watch it just to see what has me so overwrought but I warn you will regret it. I love Gerard Butler, Maria Belo and Pierce Brosnan and they put all their effort into it except Brosnan was seriously lacking and overdid his accent. I wish I had never watched it. I need to watch 300 just to get the bad taste out when I think of Gerard Butler and some James Bond for Pierce.

I enjoyed watching this movie (on TV). One of my best movie-evenings for several weeks. At first it seems like a movie where the irrational madness of Tom Ryan (Pierce Brosnan) enters the perfect life of a perfect couple (Gerard and Maria). Gerard and Maria are forced into doing things that will eventually destroy their lives. This would be enough to satisfy an action-addict like me, but as the madness evolves Tom Ryan increasingly symbolizes some demonic darkness within this seemingly perfect relationship, a kind of bad conscience leading to a raving night-mare. (My interpretation)At the end Gerard is forced into crossing his final moral boundary, and at this point Tom and Gerard swap their roles in the movie: Tom becoming the protagonist and Gerard becoming the immoral antagonist.Until this point the movie is splendid, but the end including the actual role of Maria is a bit shallow and could have been better written. Nevertheless it is definitely worth watching, partially because of the high-quality music that lifts the movie.