A little too slick and self-aware, [the movie] never sinks under the weight of its themes, but this artsy craft of a film does creak and list en route to a safe, soppy ending.
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12/04/03
Chaos and Desire (2003)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:5
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.8/10
Genre: Dramas
Reviews for Chaos and Desire
1 - 9 (sorted by rotten rating)
Briand's first film, 2 Seconds, was a success. With Chaos and Desire she has overreached herself, but she is an ambitious artist and is moving in an intriguing direction.
03/28/03
Top CriticLittle more than a fish-out-of-water tale told like my uncle's suspect raves of his annual fishing trip: colourful but not terribly enlightening.
07/01/03
The schmaltz factor mushrooms when Briand introduces a gaggle of singing nuns who warble 'Ave Maria.'
01/27/03
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12/06/05
Briand's excellent widescreen composition and Brussieres' cool, composed sunglassed figure are immediately inviting, and the townspeople, who include diner owner Genevieve Bujold, are quirky but not overly so.
05/04/03
A hot, visually entrancing film.
01/27/03
So visually energetic and smartly written that one never stops enjoying the sheer pleasure of looking at it.
01/27/03
With a smile halfway between seduction and a smirk, and an intensity that speaks of dark secrets and longing, Bussières has the duality needed to play Alice, a seismologist from sleepy Baie-Comeau.
01/27/03
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