Chaos

Chaos was actually very different from the usual run of the mill *yawn yawn* action movies. Maybe because I like Jason Statham so much, but I enjoyed Chaos. Sure it was predictable, but it tried to be clever, different and have that twist. And its almost funny seeing Statham switch from London to American accent all the time, and Snipes wasn't the best.. but on the whole it was a better than your average movie.

So the quick synopsis; Statham is a much maligned suspended detective called in to be a negotiator in a bank robbery. The siege becomes complicated, and the audience has to understand the past and present to unravel the future and what is really going on.

OK down to the nitty-gritty. Chaos could have been a class act if it was done just a tad differently. Snipes needed to be as controlled as he was in the beginning, Statham should have stayed English accent, and the plot (punchline) should not have been delivered with a sledgehammer - or - not trust the audience to work things out without feeling the need to spell it out TOO clearly. I am reminded of another excellent and cognitive heist movie when seeing Chaos. I will not say it's name as that may be unwittingly revealing.

Statham is one of my favourites from Lock/Stock, Transporter etc and I like his presence in every performance I have seen him in thus far. Snipes I could take or leave yet I was happy he didn't try to encompass the entire screen! but the pleasant surprise I had was with Ryan Phillipe. I think he's becoming a class actor and I would love to see him land some plum roles that highlights his talent.

Overall, Chaos tries a philosophical and clever approach that is different from the average outing; regardless of what the DVD front cover may suggest, possessing a hypnotic funky score, in general good acting and a decent enough plot... overlook the obvious anomalies, and Chaos provides value.

Jason Statham is brought back on to the police force to chase Wesley Snipes who stages a spectacular bank robbery. Paired with Ryan Phillipe things begin to get weird as they are forced to look for a pattern in the chaos that Snipes is causing.

Better than you think it will be action thriller. Don't let the by the numbers opening and early moments put you off. Once this gets going its a really good little thriller because it doesn't behave in the ways you expect it too. indeed there are a couple of twists that really surprised me. And of course the action scenes are very well done. I liked it a great deal. Worth some popcorn on the couch

Intriguing and decent thriller movie with noisy action, grisly killings, suspense, pursuits, and lots of violence. Jason Statham is nice in his usual style as the cop who is dispatched to take down some thieves who are robbing a bank. There's a good production values with several stars and a clever twist ending. Five hooded robbers break into a bank and take several hostages. The carefully and neatly perfect crime about a bank robbery goes awry when the thieves abduct and take hostages to people of building interior. Psychosis and paranoia abound between the prisoners from all sides and they can see no way out and someone making desperate tryings to flee. The leader of the group demands that the police negotiate directly with Quentin Conners, an agent recently suspended from the force for a fatal accident in which hostages died. Police must save at whatever cost the hostages bank what's suddenly under siege and itself surrounded of heavily super-armed polices and SWAT. When the system breaks down... someone is about to get rich !. When the system breaks down - It's the good cops vs. The bad cops !. A stand off where nobody stands down !. It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can't judge a crime by its cover.

Film packs maximum tension, emotion, thriller and surprise from the subsequent attempts by the policemen to enter in the bank, along with a lot of twists and turns. This movie is a crowd-pleasing blend of intrigue, tense, action-packed, fast movement and the casting is absolutely perfect. Jason Staham (Transporter) is one of the best and most successful stars of action cinema in recent times. He is the main starring of this film by the director of 'In enemy hands', Tony Giglio, whose plot and treatment are inevitably reminiscent of 'Inside Man' by the controversial filmamaker Spike Lee. Having an attractive cast alongside the main protagonist, appearing several screen figures of the stature of Wesley Snipes as the mastermind who executes an intelligent scheme and Ryan Philipe as the newcomer, naive cop, both of whom were in their best days, and both supporting the former British Olympic swimmer, Jason Statham; however, the film was released directly on DVD in the United States and many other countries, perhaps to avoid competing with the Spike Lee film: ¨The Inside Man¨stars Clive Owen, Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster. In the rest of the world, however, the box office was acceptable and today it is better considered than in the past, deemed to be a good action film. Here Statham is top-notch as the detective suspended from his position who is forced to return to work, he plays following his ordinary manners as a tough and two-fisted guy, interpretations that have given him a considerable success, thanks to films as "Revolver" , "Crank" I and its sequel, "Transporter" saga, "The Expendables", "Killer Elite", "Safe" , "Homefront", "Wild Card", "The Mechanic" I and II, "Fast and Furious" 7 and 8, "Megalodon I and II", among others . Big Star Jason Statham is well accompanied by a good support cast with many famiar faces, such as: Henry Czerny, Justine Waddell, Nicholas Lea, Jessica Steen, Rob LaBelle, John Cassini, Keegan Connor Tracy, Ty Olsson, Terry Chen, Mike Dopud and Natasha Malthe.

It displays a pulsing and thrilling musical score by composer Trevor Jones. Likewise, an appropriate and atmospheric cinematography by Richard Greatrex. This interesting film is both exciting and thrilling although with a twisted finale, being professionally directed by Tony Giglio. He's an expert on action and thriller genre as proved in : ¨In Enemy Hands¨ (U Boat), ¨Timber falls¨, ¨S. W. A. T.: Under Siege¨, ¨Doom: Annihilation¨, ¨Extraction¨, ¨Chaos¨, among others. Rating: 6/10. Decent thriller for Statham and Snipes fans.

This is a reasonably brisk paced and entertaining action thriller. There's a similar story to Spike Lee's critical hit, Inside Man, only Chaos was made two years ago, and is as yet awaiting its release. This may give an indication to the fact the film is not really a bankable product. This is not down to quality, because this is by no means a bad film, it's just what you might call a marketing nightmare, as a theatrical release anyway. It's a "thinks it's cleverer than it is" thriller starring two martial arts stars, but without martial arts. In fact this isn't action all the way as you might expect with Jason Statham and Wesley Snipes as two of the headliners. Eventually this will find a release, but probably DTV.

Chaos is an enjoyable flick though. We have Ryan Phillipe and Jason Statham teaming up to investigate a bank heist. As the title suggests, this film is about Chaos, or the Chaos theory, whereby seemingly random acts are in fact connected. Wesley Snipes co-stars as the bank robber in question. The cast are good. Phillipe shares lead duties with Statham, and handles the film well. His character is pretty two dimensional but he does it convincingly and handles the action well too. Statham, delivering another strange accent, supposedly American, is despite his accent, charismatic. It's Wesley Snipes though who stands out, actually enjoying himself after a string of sub-standard, lazy performances in his DTV action vehicles and also in Blade Trinity.

The film looks polished, has a decent score and is a good watch. It just feels very DTV but a better than the normal DTV. Indeed this may have one or two twists too many but the twisting plot manages to keep you guessing as it unravels. Overall not bad, but nothing new. **½

I went to this movie with the lowest expectations and i just thought i would see a van dammed type of movie. But I was in for a surprise. The movie has good twists and action, I really loved the acting from Jasom Statham who is a really good actor! If you are an action movies fan then you shouldn't miss this movie... and don't think this movie is an all action movie, the story is well written and the twists are well made. I'd say go for it if you don't know which movie to watch!

The movie starts with Jason Statham out of the force. So then they had to get him back because of a bank robbery and the bad guys asked for him. Something bad happens in the Bank, then the cops are after the bad guys looking for them. You will have to keep a close eye at the movie, it's a good action thriller that you will not expect to be as good as it is!! and after this movie i'll proudly say i'm a huge fan of Jason Statham (Snatch, Lock Stock and two Smoking Barrels, Transporter, Transporter 2, Cellular, CHAOS), this guy is just amazing!