Chaos (2005/II)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Tony Giglio

Writer:

Tony Giglio (writer)

Release Date:

15 December 2005 (United Arab Emirates)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

When the system breaks down... someone is about to get rich.

Plot:

Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Shot Multiple Times | Bank Robbery | Female Nudity | Title Spoken By Character

Cast

Jason Statham	...	Det. Quentin Conners
Ryan Phillippe	...	Det. Shane Dekker
Wesley Snipes	...	Lorenz
Henry Czerny	...	Capt. Martin Jenkins
Justine Waddell	...	Det. Teddy Galloway
Nicholas Lea	...	Det. Vincent Durano
Jessica Steen	...	Karen Cross
Rob LaBelle	...	Bank Manager
John Cassini	...	Det. Bernie Callo
Damon Johnson	...	Brendan Dax
Paul Perri	...	Harry Hume
Keegan Connor Tracy	...	Marnie Rollins
Natassia Malthe	...	Gina Lopez
Ty Olsson	...	Damon Richards
Terry Chen	...	Chris Lei

Also Known As:

Hit & Blast (Malaysia: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Canada | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:12 | Italy:T | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:18PL | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:12 | Argentina:16 | UK:15 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

City Centre Motor Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Chaotic Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the opening scene where we see the newspaper clippings, one of them is titled "Victims Family...” This is grammatically incorrect: it should be "Victim's Family" (if talking about one victim) or "Victims' Family" (if talking about more than one victim belonging to the same family).

Quotes:

Marnie Rollins: [to Shane, referring to his previous motorcycle chase] You know, I've got a bike myself. Maybe we can... go for a ride.
[explicit look]
Marnie Rollins: Or maybe I could just ride you...

Movie Connections:

References "Quincy M.E." (1976)

Not too bad!

This is a reasonably brisk paced and entertaining action thriller. There's a similar story to Spike Lee's critical hit, Inside Man, only Chaos was made two years ago, and is as yet awaiting its release. This may give an indication to the fact the film is not really a bankable product. This is not down to quality, because this is by no means a bad film, it's just what you might call a marketing nightmare, as a theatrical release anyway. It's a "thinks it's cleverer than it is" thriller starring two martial arts stars, but without martial arts. In fact this isn't action all the way as you might expect with Jason Statham and Wesley Snipes as two of the headliners. Eventually this will find a release, but probably DTV.

Chaos is an enjoyable flick though. We have Ryan Phillipe and Jason Statham teaming up to investigate a bank heist. As the title suggests, this film is about Chaos, or the Chaos theory, whereby seemingly random acts are in fact connected. Wesley Snipes co-stars as the bank robber in question. The cast are good. Phillipe shares lead duties with Statham, and handles the film well. His character is pretty two dimensional but he does it convincingly and handles the action well too. Statham, delivering another strange accent, supposedly American, is despite his accent, charismatic. It's Wesley Snipes though who stands out, actually enjoying himself after a string of sub-standard, lazy performances in his DTV action vehicles and also in Blade Trinity.

The film looks polished, has a decent score and is a good watch. It just feels very DTV but a better than the normal DTV. Indeed this may have one or two twists too many but the twisting plot manages to keep you guessing as it unravels. Overall not bad, but nothing new. **½