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Chaos (1999)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:11

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.5/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

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... 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, a businessman, begins receiving strange ransom demands. As the relationship between Satomi and her captor, Goro (Masato Hagiwara), is revealed, the film begins to unfold a labyrinthine plot where nothing is as it appears. Although CHAOS opens with what seems to be a standard thriller plot, Nakata and screenwriter Hisashi Saito have created a unique movie that blends genres while invoking a number of classic films, including Akira Kurosawa's HIGH & LOW and Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO. Placed out of sequence, the pieces of Nakata's puzzle are arranged so that the audience is consistently off balance. In the process, the director creates a thoroughly engaging neo-noir suspense film that's sure to keep viewers guessing up until the very end. [More]

Starring: Masato Hagiwara, Miki Nakatani, Ken Mitsuishi, Jun Kunimura

Starring: Masato Hagiwara, Miki Nakatani, Ken Mitsuishi, Jun Kunimura

Director: Hideo Nakata

Director: Hideo Nakata
Screenwriter: Hisashi Saito
Composer: Kenji Kawai
Studio: Kino International

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10/27/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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A twisty, and at times twisted, kidnapping thriller - just a pity the direction seems so sterile.

Full Review Source: Movie Gazette | comment Comment
10/30/04
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette

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Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
10/19/04
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC

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.

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09/13/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

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.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/04/04
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

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.

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02/21/04
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

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.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
04/23/03
Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

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.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
03/14/03
E! Online

Ultimately, the willful obfuscation becomes more frustrating than entertaining.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
03/11/03
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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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.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
03/07/03
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Hideo helms with such style and suspense that it doesn't matter if all our questions are ultimately answered.

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03/07/03
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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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.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/06/03
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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Devotees of corpse-swapping betrayal orgies will find expert filmmaking awake to the realities of apprehension and unease.

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03/04/03
Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Village Voice
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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.

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01/20/03
Keith Phipps
Keith Phipps
AV Club

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.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
09/27/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
09/05/02
John Petrakis
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Chicago Tribune
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