My Take:
Eunice (the legendary Amanda Plummer) is a drifter wandering the UK motorways, searching for a mythical "Judith" and leaving a trail of bodies behind. Miriam (Saskia Reeves), a lonely gas station clerk, gets sucked into Eunice’s chaotic orbit. Instead of running, Miriam is seduced by this destructive force, becoming an accomplice in a macabre road trip. It’s a film about the darkest side of devotion—how the desperate need to be loved can lead to total moral decay. Think of it as a grittier, lesbian answer to Natural Born Killers.
What's Captivating: Amanda Plummer’s performance. Her Eunice is terrifying yet strangely fragile. The film depicts obsession not as a romantic trope, but as a corrosive disease. The bleak cinematography of British motorways and cheap motels adds to the sense of inescapable doom.
A Word of Caution: The brutality. This is a nihilistic, raw film. The relationship is peak toxicity. If you’re looking for an uplifting queer story, Butterfly Kiss will run you over like a semi-truck.
Verdict: 8.0/10 🦋🔪🛣️
Hypnotic, gritty, and uncompromising. An indie classic that defines "dark desire."
