Chaos (2005)

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

Director:

Tony Giglio

Writer:

Tony Giglio

Stars:

Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe, Wesley Snipes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Statham	...	Quentin Conners
Ryan Phillippe	...	Shane Dekker
Wesley Snipes	...	Lorenz / Jason York
Henry Czerny	...	Capt. Martin Jenkins
Justine Waddell	...	Det. Teddy Galloway
Nicholas Lea	...	Det. Vincent Durano
Jessica Steen	...	Karen Cross
Rob LaBelle	...	Bank Manager (as Rob Labelle)
John Cassini	...	Bernie Callo
Damon Johnson	...	Brandon Dax
Paul Perri	...	Harry Hume
Keegan Connor Tracy	...	Marnie Rollins
Natassia Malthe	...	Gina Lopez (as Natasha Malthe)
Ty Olsson	...	Damon Richards
Terry Chen	...	Chris Lei

Storyline

In Seattle, detective Quentin Conners is unfairly suspended and his partner Jason York leaves the police force after a tragic shooting on Pearl Street Bridge, when the hostage and the criminal die. During a bank heist with a hostage situation, Conners is assigned in charge of the operation with the rookie Shane Dekker as his partner. The thieves, lead by Lorenz, apparently do not steal a penny from the bank. While chasing the gangsters, the police team disclose that they planted a virus in the system, stealing one billion dollars from the different accounts, using the principle of the Chaos Theory. Further, they find that Lorenz is killing his accomplices.

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Plot Keywords:

chaos theory | power outage | investigation | exploding house | hanging upside down | 

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Taglines:

A stand off where nobody stands down.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Part of a two-picture deal Jason Statham signed with Franchise Pictures, the original financier. The deal included "Chaos" and "Baker Street", a bank heist movie. When Franchise went bust "Baker Street" went into turnaround and found a home at another studio. It was retitled The Bank Job (2008). Statham followed the project through turnaround and eventually starred after waiting two years.

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Goofs

During the chase scene an overhead road sign shows "W. Cordova" which is a street in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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Quotes

Marnie Rollins: [puts business card in Dekker's pocket] For a list of things you can put in my mouth.

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Connections

References Quincy M.E. (1976)

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Soundtracks

Bellissimo
Composed by Trevor Jones
Published by CMMP Ltd

User Reviews

Too much chaos

Let's be fair, it's a good movie BUT it's hardly memorable or spectacular in the long term. I think what the director thought was... "people like smart action movies, therefore i'll make mine smart". Well here's the difference you have action movies that don't look that smart but actually are. And this one looks smart but actually isn't. The problem with that is that it tries to outdo itself, especially the last thirty minutes... where the detective comes upon a different plot every ten minutes, so what we get then is a Usual Suspects kinda montage of every far fetched clue we overlooked only to be changed entirely ten minutes later up until a point were you stop caring.

The director/writer will have to explain to me how detectives take a mathematical theory seriously as a tool to outsmart cops. Again maybe the director wanted to be smart again, by namedropping it's plot by defining it with some fancy word.

Anyway i didn't think much of Jason Statham's acting at all, he's kinda like the Orlando Bloom of the action movies... luckily he doesn't carry this movie alone (unlike The Transporter). Wesley Snipes' character is typical Snipes, after starring in numerous action movies i suppose it was a walk in the park for him. And Ryan Philliphe is a very promising upcoming actor, he really delivers probably the best acting (along with Snipes) in the entire movie.

Just see it once and you'll be entertained. Just don't try to think much about the plot after worths or you'll be insulted.

Details

Official Sites:

TFM [France]

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 December 2005 (United Arab Emirates)

Also Known As:

Caos

Filming Locations:

Robson Street and Beatty Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$12,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,000,248

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mobius International, Chaotic Productions, Chaotic Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1