Chaos Theory Reviews

This page is a compilation of Reviews about the dramatic comedy Chaos Theory.

Frank Allen (Ryan Reynolds) is an efficiency expert who learns that life doesn't always follow his pedestrian rules. Frank's theory of order has him writing his daily choices on an index card, and picking one randomly to determine his next step. Frank's life is turned upside down, however, when his wife Susan (Emily Mortimer) unwittingly sets back the time on all their clocks.

Metacritic's average score for this film is 44%Metacritic: Review and Rotten Tomatoes' average is 28%.Rotten Tomatoes: Chaos Theory Tomatometer

1. Director: Marcos Siega
2. Producers: Barbara Kelly, Frederic Golchan and Erica Westheimer
3. Writer: Daniel Taplitz
4. Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend and Sarah Chalke
5. Released: April 11, 2008
6. Runtime: 86 minutes
7. Distributor: Warner Brothers
8. MPAA rating: PG-13
9. Has been called "Schizophrenic" due to it's dark drama, comedy, slapstick and romantic plots

• Chicago Tribune: Chaos Theory Review
  • "Reynolds appears to be growing more subtle and comfortable as a romantic leading man. He's amusing, which helps, and his smugness has a self-deprecating quality that keeps us from checking out on his character's predicament."

• San Francisco Chronicle: Chaos Theory Review
  • "Chaos Theory also has the advantage of opening quietly in theaters without any hype to live up to. Completed last year, it sat on a shelf until now. The stall proves that, sometimes, Hollywood producers are too myopic to recognize a winner even when they made it. "

• FilmCritic.com: Chaos Theory Review (3.5/5)
  • "The fairly unique ideas that Chaos Theory explores are worth watching if you can get past the schmaltz."

• The Globe and Mail: Chaos Theory Review (2.5/4)
  • "Reynolds's performance is consistently impressive. From fuss-budget to wild man, to the forceful protective dad, he carries each part with precision and snappy energy."

• Los Angeles Times: Chaos Theory Review
  • "Chaos Theory is not exactly bad, but it disappointingly never really discovers the movie that it wants to be."

• The Hollywood Reporter: Chaos Theory Review
  • "The picture continuously shuffles moods like tunes on an iPod without ever making any lasting commitments. As a result, neither the comedy nor the quieter, more introspective moments carry any convincing weight, making it difficult for audiences to have much empathy for the leads and their predicaments."

• Seattle Post-Intelligencer : Chaos Theory Review
  • "...there's little punchy anarchy in this controlled experiment."

• Reel Views: Chaos Theory Review (1.5/4)
  • "Chaos Theory stumbles from one contrived circumstance to the next, and there's not a moment in this entire mess that conveys any sort of genuine human emotion or reaction."

• The New York Post: Chaos Theory Reviews (1/4)
  • "The audience, if any, for Chaos Theory is going to be hit with a little puff of celluloid flatulence. The movie won't linger in the air, but that doesn't make it any less embarrassing."

• The A.V. Club: Chaos Theory Review (C-)
  • "The big reason Chaos Theory doesn't work is that the gears are visibly grinding away, cranking out neat little ironies and life lessons without any liberating surprises."