Please don't spend money on this.

Admirable film.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Based on a true story, terminally ill boy Pete Carlton dreams of going to the jungle to catch the elusive Blue Morpho. Entomologist Alan Osborn (William Hurt) is rather aloof, and resists pleads from the boy's mother (Pascale Bussières). He relents and take them both to the jungle.William Hurt has played this closed off character many times. He's good at it. The kid is a bit too annoying. He plays the one note of the overly inquisitive kid. Finding the right kid actor isn't easy. There are some reveals of the characters, but it isn't anything impressive.The jungle looks good. The production isn't first rate, but there is some charm to an under produced movie in the jungle. There is a lot of good jungle shots and close ups of bugs. The story is rather bland. Even when the drama ramps up, it doesn't do it in the most exciting way.

Last night I watched El Mariposa Azul for the first time.Just its nombre alone, guaranteed that I would.Having visited Costa Rica twice, I IMMEDIATELY recognised the opening river scene as (when the boat was going up river) being CR. In fact, I said to my girl friend, "I'll bet you ten bucks that that is Costa Rica". As the movie rolled on, I knew that I was right.Only Costa Rica can show us such beauty in its country and wildlife.I had made the trip from San Jose to Torteguero Biosphere Reserve and stayed there for five days.No words can describe Costa Rica, you have to personally see its beauty to appreciate it.If you can, go and visit it and I promise you, you will be glad you took my advise.Having been to 72 different countries, I place Costa Rica as my number one place to return to.....that's why I'm going back for my third visit in the not too distant future.El Mariposa Azul (The Blue Butterfly) has done CR proud....or is it the other way round?

terrible. probably one of the worst movies i've ever seen. we figured that they got william hurt to act in this turkey by either paying him buckets full of money, or he wanted to go to the jungle and figured this would be a free trip, or he's part of the cult. because it must have been a cult that financed this movie. i don't know the cult of the healing power of the blue butterfly, or the jungle, or the big hole in the ground that they fall into. we watched this movie imagining if the guys from south park had written it and cartman was the little kid faking his lines so he could get a free trip to the amazon. there's one scene where they're swimming by the waterfall that's almost like nambla. jeez, have i written enough lines yet?

I thought the film even with the dramatization was compelling, but unfortunately the scriptor and director forgot or ignored the end of the film by simply ending the story with a cute Voice Over, and tracking shot of the young boy running into the fade out. There were basic errors in story telling, and some times you have to give the audience what they want or perceive to want. example: It would have been good to see the doctor meet up with his daughter. It would have been good to see or read a bio of the young boy's life in 2004 as the story was written about his life in 1987. The audience is always right. . .hence the film's pitiful 1.7mill box office.