Foolproof (film)
2003
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Apr 10, 2008 · Jim Emerson April 10, 2008. Tweet. Frank (Ryan Reynolds), a compulsive Type A personality, discovers that his life is about to go off the rails in Chaos Theory. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Here' s how it ends: Ed gets married, anyway. Why no spoiler warning?
- Chaos movie review & film summary
'Chaos' is no 'Devil's Rejects' Roger Ebert August 11, 2005....
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- Chaos movie review & film summary
- Where Did The Idea For 'Chaos' Come from?
- 'Chaos' Changes Just Enough of Its Story to Completely Derail Its Entire Meaning
- 'Chaos' Ends with No Revenge, No Survivor’S Guilt, No Survivors at All
- The Filmmakers Fought Roger Ebert on His Review
- 'Chaos' Has A Strange Undercurrent of Intolerance
- Despite All Its Shortcomings, 'Chaos' Is Not Complete Trash
Chaos came out in 2005 (not to be confused with the Jason Statham movie of the same name and year) and garnered such little attention initially that only one other critic had reviewed it by the time Ebert did. It was a rebranding, if you like, of Last House on the Left, which itself was inspired by a Swedish folk tale thatIngmar Bergman turned into...
You see, the original story ends with the girl’s father murdering the gang of criminals, and then repenting to God by building a church.Last House ends with the parents murdering the gang of criminals, and being left in an uncertain quagmire of despair, loss and hopelessness. The story is intended as a meditation on the gray area between good and e...
The titular antagonist, who describes himself as The Devil, is the only one to get out of this ordeal alive - he wins. Evil conquers all. Sheffler explained this ending: “As another important revision to Wes’ original tale, we also decided on providing an even more downbeat ending to the movie, which once again extends the moral ambiguities so cent...
In Roger Ebert’s initial review, he described Chaos as “ugly, nihilistic and cruel”, regretting having seen it and advising others to avoid it like the plague. Within a matter of days, producer Steven Jay Bernheim and director DeFalco published a response to Ebert in his own paper, The Chicago Sun-Times, in which they very formally defended their m...
Astoundingly, it is not just the violence of Chaosthat ruffles feathers. The movie has a strange undercurrent of intolerance, that seems to serve no purpose other than to demonstrate what assholes the characters are. Emily is mixed race, with a Black mother and Jewish father, something that is apparently quite the scandal in their “Hicksville” town...
Despite the poor writing and truly stomach-churning violence inflicted on the two girls, Chaos is not complete trash. It is technically competent, and has some decent acting. Kevin Gageas Chaos is truly frightening, and even more so when he briefly flirts with a polite, cheery façade to win the trust of the unsuspecting parents. He is often shot fr...
60 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings. What to know. Critics Consensus. Ryan Reynolds and Emily Mortimer do what they can, but ultimately Chaos Theory is an overly conventional dramedy. Read critic...
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- Marcos Siega
- PG-13
- Ryan Reynolds
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Apr 11, 2008 · Running Time. 12 minutes. Genres. Short, Drama, Fantasy. Movie data powered by IMDb.com. In Marcos Siega’s “Chaos Theory,” a man tries to overcome time’s tyranny by strictly following...
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 31% based on reviews from 59 critics. The site's critical consensus reads: "Ryan Reynolds and Emily Mortimer do what they can, but ultimately Chaos Theory is an overly conventional dramedy."
