ABC Film Challenge – 2010s Movies – B – The Butterfly Room – Movie Review
Director: Jonathan Zarantonello
Writer: Paolo Guerrieri, Luigi Sardiello (Screenplay)
Writer: Jonathan Zarantonello (Novel)
Cast
- Barbara Steele (Shivers)
- Ray Wise (Dead End)
- Erica Leerhsen (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
- Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Ellery Sprayberry (Wakefield)
- Julia Putnam
Plot: A reclusive and butterfly-obsessed elderly lady suffering from bipolar disorder develops a disturbing relationship with a mysterious but seemingly innocent youngster.
Runtime: 1 Hour 27 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Butterfly Room starts as we meet Ann (Steele) as she looks after a neighbour’s daughter Julie (Sprayberry). She has clashed with a construction worker in the past. This leads to Ann looking back on her life when she met Alice (Putnam).
As Ann gets closer to Julie, her mother Claudia (Leerhsen) starts getting concerned. After Julie claims to have seen Alice locked up in her butterfly room.
Verdict on The Butterfly Room
The Butterfly Room is a horror mystery that follows an unstable woman and her relationship with young girls. She sees them as potential new children after her own left the home.
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N2 Puzzle Room Escape Video WalkthroughIn a story that is told through two different time periods, we can find ourselves lost between them. It is also strange how Alice has been playing Ann, as we never get to learn enough from what she is really like.
This movie is filled with horror icons from different movies, but none of them feels like they are truly making you watch them work. Very little horror goes on around most of them and the final act is shocking. It is left too late for the biggest impact.
Final Thoughts – The Butterfly Room is a flat horror without enough shock value.