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When an expert in time efficiency has a late begin one day, his life becomes chaotic and he struggles to balance his love for his family together with new feel
Ryan Reynolds’ unprecedented performance as an efficiency expert off his strategy is the excellent reason to see Chaos Theory, a drama-comedy full of surprises. Reynolds plays Frank, a compulsive list-maker and paragon of punctuality who gets behind schedule one day by a mere ten minutes and watches his world fall down all-around him. Arriving late for one of his own seminars, the rattled Frank becomes vulnerable to a serial seducer (Sarah Chalke) of married men, and drawn into a baby-delivery emergency. The ensuing confusion causes a rift between Frank and his suspicious wife (Emily Mortimer), which is nothing compared to what happens afterwards Frank--trying to resolve his problems--discovers he’s not the father of his daughter, Jesse (Elisabeth Harnois). Daniel Taplitz’s screenplay feels a little random in its first act, though there is a lot to enjoy, particularly a preface this locates Frank all-around age 50, a wily observer of human nature advising his future son-in-law on how to survive tough times in marriage. (The film’s story proper is actually told in flashback.) Reynolds co-stars, counting Stuart Townsend as Frank’s excellent friend, are all very good. But Reynolds has lately been perfecting such rising-toward-clarity roles as Frank (see in addition The Nines), and he is superb at conveying competing emotions under extreme stress. Equally ludicrous and sympathetic, Frank provides Chaos Theory an absurdist soul. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Good   2010-06-24
By Emily Hamm
I love this movie, but I expected it to get to me sooner than it did, but other than that it was in great condition and I can't wait to watch it.
Actually pretty good   2010-04-13
By Erik P. Pukinskis (San Diego, CA USA)
It's not exactly North by Northwest, but this is a solid, fun film. Unlike most romantic comedies, the writing is actually pretty good. There were a bunch of really clever lines, and no real groaners that I can think of. Two things bothered me about it. It really celebrates the concept of heterosexual marriage and monogamy as the way to go. It doesn't really question any of that. Lots of people are happy not being married, or being non-monogamous, and certainly not everyone is straight. So it's a little bit of a bummer, Yet-Another-Movie-About-Straight-White-People-Getting-Married-And-Being-Monogamous. Like we really need another one of those. And also, somewhat it sets up the wife as the villain for a lot of the movie, which is another sad trope. Poor-Perfect-Man-With-Overreactive-Wife is a little played out as a movie theme. Other than those two things, I enjoyed it quite a bit though.
not funny   2010-03-08
By Gary Phelps
This was listed as a comedy but it was not funny at all the best part of the movie was the credits
Cleverly entertaining, but very "dark" in its comedy   2010-02-20
By JKH (Nashville, TN)
This movie is definitely a dark comedy -- as some of the other reviews reveal, Ryan Reynold's character has everything go miserably wrong in his life. The irony is that he is an efficiency expert and, prior to this series of events, had an inordinately structured and "perfect" existence. When it shatters apart, he begins doing the some of the risky behavior he once condemned (driving a Harley with no helmet) and smoking. You can feel the tension because his actions go against his personality. Throughout, Reynolds is very convincing in dramatizing the stress and anxiety. Just watching the film, I could not help but feel very empathetic toward Reynold's character. To me, it isn't really all that "laugh-out-loud" funny. Rather, it is more of a sense of shock that the poor guy has been devastated so badly and deeply. While I normally don't like this kind of movie, I felt it was strangely compelling and well done for what it is. Just don't watch this for some light-hearted laughs.
When a seemingly small event leads to large consequences   2009-06-28
By Reader (Boca Raton, FL)
I really liked this movie because it is an interesting way to see one's entire life as a series of comedic events. Ryan Reynolds plays efficiency expert, kind of person who cannot live without organizers, priority lists and carefully scheduled events. One morning, his wife plays a practical joke on him, that causes a series of events neither one of them could have possibly anticipated. From mild misunderstanding to major discoveries, their entire married life suddenly start getting a whole new dimension to it. What is a couple to do when they both suddenly realize that their life together has never been what it seems?