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:

When the system breaks down - It's the good cops vs. the bad cops

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

TFM [France]

Country:

Canada UK USA

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:

$7,000,000, 1 January 2005

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was shot in only 22 days because of massive budgetary problems. The original schedule called for 40 days of principal photography.

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Goofs

During the chase scene when Dekker is riding the motorcycle he accelerates to smash through the glass door, but the glass of the door shatters about four feet before the motorcycle gets there.

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Quotes

Reporter: Conners, can we have a few words?
Quentin Conners: Yeah, I have two words for you. Blow me!

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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

High quality, lacks good plot.

Like in "Butterfly Effect", this movie doesn't have anything to do with the chaos theory and just made to draw our attention to it. Someone tried to do the movie a smart one so he tried to relate the plot to the chaos theory. It looks like this person didn't know what the theory is about, it's just it sounded "cool", and he tried on the basis of this cool term to do a movie. He really messed up.

Chaos is trying to catch up with movies like 'The Usual Suspect' but the plot and the actors, though they do they work fine, can't be really compared. Although Jason Statham is as good as in any other movie, Wesley Snipes doesn't affect to much with his role. It could be done by someone else, though according to his last couple of movies this one is a major step up. Ryan Phillipe beside Jason Statham looks like a school boy at the blackboard trying to solve equations. As someone already noted here, he reminds Justin Timberlake which is clearly not to his advantage. As for others, I would say that they are doing well.

The worst thing is the over-smart plot that makes no logic at all. I won't add more on this subject.

Not everything is bad. Overall the movie is well done. I think that the appropriate word for it is - quality. This is a high quality movie in most terms. The support actors are good, the action and explosions are made by high standard .The best part of the movie is cinematography. From the beginning of Chaos you know the cinematography keeps you watching the movie till the end.

My personal feeling about this movie is that it was quite OK. I can't say I liked it because of the lack of interest in the plot, not to that it's dumb. I can't say I disliked it either. The camera work and Most of the actor's play make it watchable so it wasn't a total waste of time.

Rarely I stumble into a really good Thriller, so if you would like to see one not expecting to much from it, I would advise you settle for this.