Eunice: "People that nobody loves always end up killing someone, even if it's just themselves". Miriam: "Oh, I see...." Eunice is young, deranged woman, wandering along gray English highways, looking for a girl named Judith. She tries to find a record with a love song, but can't remember the words...just a piano part. We later learn it's Singing for England, England..."song about love", as she kept repeating. By pure chance, deranged and dangerous, she met young gas station clerk, Miriam. They clicked immediately. From this point on, Miriam - model daughter and humble small time girl - falls for Eunice's charm...and things go terribly wrong.The dynamics between two women is strange and can be seen as an abusive relationship. Miriam is submissive, totally succumbed in what will prove to be a complete life changing experience.Saskia Reeves (Miriam) gave excellent performance, but, let's face it - brilliant Amanda Plummer (Eunice) steals the show!Plummer is fascinating in this role: threatening, full on crazy, dominant with distinct will and determination. Ravages through this film like a force of nature. But, what is Eunice looking for? I think she felt abandoned, testing the limits of evil she can inflict, before God intervenes and punishes her for her sins. But the guy above might just be too indifferent, or otherwise engaged.Miriam is strangely lured to Eunice, trying to help her and perhaps make her see the good in herself. Although she appears irrational, Eunice has this strange understanding of things, warped yet somehow precise ability to read people. She said to Miriam: "You think you can make me good? I'll make you evil before you make me good". What is butterfly kiss? It's a gentle act of affection. Hard to find anything gentle about this story, unless you read between the lines but they are blurred.90's brought us some very interesting cinema that goes against the grain. Especially indie drama Brits do so well. The cinematography is realistic, there's lack of sentimentality in harsh urban setting. Nihilism and spleen are dragged into spotlight, and Butterfly Kiss delivers these qualities in spades. Such a gem, wonderful and unjustly overlooked film.

I really liked this film a lot and I'm just struggling a little to work out quite why. On the face of it a British road movie with a fairly deranged Eunice, played by Amanda Plummer and Wendy played by Kathy Jamieson who gets attracted to her, despite herself. And that's it really apart, of course, from all the bloody killing and Eunice's weird and plentiful body piercings. Plummer is brilliant and completely believably, convinces as the needy sort of lost soul who might do anything if riled or if they feel like it. Jamieson is equally good and it is shameful she has made so few films. Here she plays a more gentle and innocent lost soul, trying to 'look after' her new found friend and finds herself getting very involved indeed. Despite the wild, craziness of this, 'Thelma and Louise meets Silence of the Lambs' (as my box references it) as with so much of Winterbottom's work, it remains essentially a very English film. The motorways and traffic, couldn't really be anyone else's, the landscape and skies, similarly and the uniquely awful roadside petrol stations, stores and eateries. This is such a dark film filled with horrible happenings and yet there is a warmth in the stupid relationship and a feeling of belonging. Maybe I should try and compile a list that represents 'England'. Anyway, this has certainly prompted me to see even more of the directors many and varied output. Excellent.

I don't know if Eu is Bi-Polar because all I saw was raging mania; probably schizophrenic. She says what she wants, she does what she wants, and, when she takes off her shirt, you know she'll never be flying. So, she kills a guy and takes his van. This is a bit much for Mi, but she goes along anyway. Mi is the complete opposite of Eu. Naive and lonely and in real need, she hangs on for dear life.Amanda Plummer (The Fisher King, Miss Rose White) nailed this role in the performance of a lifetime. I cannot imagine anyone else playing Eunice (Eu). Saskia Reeves as Miriam (Mi) showed a sweetness that prevented her from objecting too loudly to Eu's deeds, until she transforms herself.Michael Winterbottom's (A Cock and Bull Story, The Road to Guantanamo) idea was developed into a great script by Frank Cottrell Boyce (A Cock & Bull Story). Winterbottom directed this film in a manner that your attention was always focused on what these two would do next.The van is switched for a car and the bodies are oiling up as they travel across the country. We never really know who "Judith" is, and it really doesn't matter as it is probably something deep in Eu's madness.Quite a different ending than Thelma and Louise.

This movie was great. I had to watch it twice, to make sure I got it all. It would be a great show to watch if you're in a phsycology class in college. I think the movie should be watched in education class. Amanda Plummer did a great performance. There are real people out there actually doing and thinking exactly what she did in the show. There are moments in the movie that seem as if this was a true story. If it is, I would like to know so I can read up on it. The title should be different. I can not think of one, but butterfly kiss just does not fit. My personal opinion is Amanda should get an award.