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Movie Reviews of Chaos
Movie Review: Chaos
Summary: 5 Stars
Jason Statham & wesley Snipes are awesome in this action mysery movie. this is such a good film. if you watch this movie you'll have to pay close attention. this movie rocksMovie Review: Very interesting movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a huge fan of Jason Statham, and this is another job well done! The twist, the fights... Wesley Snipes played an awesome bad guy! - everything is great.Movie Review: a chaotic first day, for Detective Shane Dekker . . .
Summary: 4 Stars
Written and directed by Tony Giglio, Chaos (2005), is a slickly executed, gritty, crime thriller, that is somewhat reminiscent of The Usual Suspects. Spinning several plates in the air, the film requires that you pay close attention.
A gang of criminals has taken hostages inside a bank. Their leader Lorenz (Wesley Snipes), requests that suspended cop Quentin Conners (Jason Statham), be brought in to oversee the situation. Conners agrees to take charge of the situation, and detective Shane Dekker (Ryan Phillippe), on his first day as a member of Seattle PD, is assigned as Conners' partner. Already on the scene at the bank, are detectives Teddy Galloway (Justine Waddell), and Vincent Durano (Nicholas Lea). Unfortunately things do not go as planned, and an explosion rocks the bank. When the smoke clears, Lorenz and his gang are gone, but mysteriously, no cash or valuables seem to be missing.
The investigative team gets a lead to one of the gang members, which turns up a load of cash. The money is traced to the police evidence room, but the cop who was responsible for the cash, is soon found murdered. Connors and Dekker, get a lead to another member of the gang, a computer specialist, but as they arrive on the scene, he is killed by Lorenz. It continues to be a busy night, as the cops get a tip, and stake out a house where Lorenz is supposed to meet some of his buddies. But things go very sour, as the house explodes with Connors inside.
It has indeed been a very long first day for Shane Dekker, but he refuses to give up. With the help of a police computer tech, he learns that over a billion dollars, has been stolen from the bank, via a computer virus. He continues to unravel the mystery, discovering a lead to Lorenz's identity, and a tell-tale clue, points him to the truth. As the new day breaks, Dekker has discovered the truth, and made sense from the chaos.
Ryan Phillippe, is excellent and very believable, in the movie's key role, as the earnest investigator, who proves himself much more capable than he may appear. Jason Statham might be best-known for his performances in comic book type action films, but he is a very capable actor, and demonstrates that here. Wesley Snipes has a complex role, which he executes with flash and style. The supporting cast is solid and capable, down to the minor roles, helping to add to the film's realism.
Chaos is a very well written, nicely paced, entertaining crime thriller. With a tight timeline, the twist and reveal, fall into place quite neatly. It is a film that stands up well to repeated viewings. Though not without flaws, the interesting characters, and smooth execution, makes its imperfections easy to overlook. Writer/director Tony Giglio, provides an informative and fun commentary, that adds to the understanding, and appreciation of the film.
Movie Review: An Interesting Twist for an Action Movie, Interesting but not Novel
Summary: 4 Stars
According to one reference source, 'The name "chaos theory" comes from the fact that the systems that the theory describes are apparently disordered, but chaos theory is really about finding the underlying order in apparently random data.', and to enjoy the ride in this action film, understanding the chaos theory is helpful if not essential. In writing and directing CHAOS, Tony Giglio (as he explains in one of the featurettes on the DVD) worked to make an action movie that was more than just pyrotechnics and killing (though those are in abundance in this film!), and instead return to the atmosphere of older 'French Connection' type crime dramas. To accomplish this he uses the chaos theory to create just enough twists to keep the audience surprised. If the film doesn't open new doors for the genre, it certainly supplies enough entertainment to make it worth watching.
The film opens on a bridge in Seattle where an incident involving detective Quentin Connors (Jason Statham) and another unidentified detective results in Connors being dismissed from the police force. A sophisticated bank heist ensues and the head of the heist is one Lorenz (Wesley Snipes) who, when surrounded by the police after an explosion jolts the neighborhood, demands to negotiate the hostages situation with Connors: Captain Jenkins (Henry Czerny) and a new police recruit Detective Shane Dekker (Ryan Phillippe) recruit the reluctant, fired Connors to return to Seattle to take charge - with Dekker as his partner. From this point on the story is a mélange of mind-bending assaults on the back using the chaos theory to trace the elements of discovery. Just when the audience is comfortable with knowing the good guys from the bad guys, the chessboard turns and surprises occur that leave the story with a sense of incomplete thought on the part of the script, but also an appreciation for the degree of suspense the story has presented.
The strong character in the film is Ryan Phillippe who is able to hold his own with the practiced action hero antics of Statham and Snipes. There are some standout cameos, such as Keegan Connor Tracy who has one of the more sensually seductive roles on film, Henry Czerny as the forceful super chief, and Justine Waddell and Nicholas Lea as the detectives who shoulder the only truth in the tale. Not a great action movie but one with a modicum of intelligence that makes is rise above the many others in this category. Grady Harp, February 08
Movie Review: Chaos
Summary: 4 Stars
This crime drama / action movie is surprisingly good. The main and supporting characters do a very good job, Wesley over acts a little but other than that first rate. I liked the ending although some people didnt, I thought it was good.
There are twists, some that arent super surprising, but it does keep you guessing throughout the movie was to who the evil mastermind is. The car chase in the middle of the movie with Ryan Phillipe was garbage though, it detracts from an otherwise smart movie with a very 1980's CHIPs style impossible fake car chase.
Overall well acted , well written with a couple small exceptions, and well done. Sort of like Inside Man meets The Transporter. I would recommend it.