The patronizing, gratuitous sentimentality undermines what could and should have been a simple story of courage and beauty.
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12/22/05
The Blue Butterfly (2004)
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Reviews Counted:3
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Rotten:2
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Theatrical Release:Nov 30, 1999 Limited
Synopsis: A terminally ill little boy helps an emotionally shuttered man reembrace life in the tender Canadian drama THE BLUE BUTTERFLY. Based on a true story, the film stars William Hurt as curmudgeonly... [More]
Starring: William Hurt, Pascale Bussieres, Marc Donato, Raoul Trujillo
Director: Lea Pool
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08/14/04
Top CriticPete McCormack's script only occasionally yields to melodrama. Mostly it allows the characters to breathe freely, expressing a greater range of human emotion than just love and sympathy.
03/05/04
Top CriticFeels as forced and sentimental as one of those disease-of-the-week melodramas that were once the mainstay of U.S. television.
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