Chaos (1999)
69 %
Reviews Counted: 16 Fresh: 11 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 6.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Theatrical Release: Mar 7, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: After the success of RING and RING 2, director Hideo Nakata decided to take a break from the horror genre to make this thriller. CHAOS begins as a couple--Takayuki (Ken Mitsuishi) and Satomi (Miki Nakatani)--go out for lunch. Afterwards, Satomi disappears, and it is not long before Takayuki,... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Masato Hagiwara, Miki Nakatani, Ken Mitsuishi, Jun Kunimura
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A twisty, and at times twisted, kidnapping thriller - just a pity the direction seems so sterile.
10/30/04
A narrativa não-linear adiciona certo suspense ao filme, mas não há como negar que o roteiro tem graves buracos e que a conclusão é decepcionante e pouco convincente.
09/13/04
its methodical pacing, non-linear narration, and twists within twists has its characters, (and the viewer), running around in circles without chasing its own tail.
04/04/04
This is easily a film that could be remade in Hollywood where the interest would be reassigned to playing to the viewer instead of with them.
02/21/04
The film's elegant visuals and an electric performance from Miki Nakatani can't disguise the fact that is made up largely of recycled bits and pieces of other, better thrillers.
04/23/03
Nakatani's femme fatale is one you'd cross streets to avoid, and director Nakata knows how to mount suspense and keep the fun twists coming.
03/14/03
Ultimately, the willful obfuscation becomes more frustrating than entertaining.
03/11/03
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Nakata keeps the film's feet firmly grounded in the pulpy conventions of the erotic thriller without ever condescending to his audience or the material.
03/07/03
Hideo helms with such style and suspense that it doesn't matter if all our questions are ultimately answered.
03/07/03
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The film's mechanical workings are still impressive, but between the unsympathetic characters and the coldly precise direction, there is little here for an audience to clutch to its heart.
03/06/03
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Devotees of corpse-swapping betrayal orgies will find expert filmmaking awake to the realities of apprehension and unease.
03/04/03
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Chaos is as compelling as it is confounding, and it's compelling in large part because of the confusion it stirs.
01/20/03
Nakata brilliantly uses interior and exterior light, and plants little visual cues -- like rain spattering on a flooded surface -- that tie the jumbled story bits together.
09/27/02
It's a difficult film to follow and figure out (I've only seen it once), and yet there is something mesmerizing about the way director Nakata whips the tale to a frenzy and drags us in.
09/05/02
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