Chaos Theory

44

Warner Bros. Pictures (86 minutes)
and Marcos Siega
Ryan Reynolds , Emily Mortimer , Stuart Townsend , and Milo Ventimiglia

Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content and language

Summary: Frank Allen, celebrated author of the bestseller The Five Minute Efficiency Trainer, has perfected the art of living via a foolproof system of timetables and index cards. In fact, his daily “to do” lists are legendary. A man known for playing it safe, Frank doesn’t believe in spontaneity. Every choice he makes is deliberate––designed to contribute to a well-ordered, predictable life. But life, as he soon learns, never adheres to a strict schedule. Frank is about to discover that not even an efficiency expert armed with timetables and index cards can change the serendipitous nature of family and friendship, love and forgiveness. (Warner Bros.)

Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune:
(75) The performances and Marcos Siega’s direction put a pleasing sheen on the material.

Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle:
(75) By creating likable characters and putting them in situations that seem plausible, if a bit of a stretch, the film succeeds where others of its genre fail.

Ty Burr
Boston Globe:
(63) "Maybe" was watchable and blandly pleasant; "Theory" is a smidgen better than that, if not the cruelly funny farce the movie's best impulses and its own trailer would have you believe.

Liam Lacey
The Globe and Mail (Toronto):
(63) When you watch Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, there's often a sense that you're not just watching him perform in a movie, you're watching the next stage of his unfolding career plan.

Dennis Harvey
Variety:
(60) The lead performers, the brighter fillips in Daniel Taplitz’s screenplay and Marcos Siega’s (“Pretty Persuasion”) assured direction make this a pleasing item overall.

Nick Pinkerton
Village Voice:
(50) Reynolds, called to 180 from anal nebbish to feral beast, is beautifully committed, but he gets no help on the other side of the camera.

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