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      Chaos

      Released Mar 7, 2003 1h 30m Mystery & Thriller List
      71% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 62% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings A man and the wife of a wealthy businessman devise a kidnapping scheme. Read More Read Less

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      Jamie Russell BBC.com Rated: 4/5 Oct 19, 2004 Full Review Frank Scheck Hollywood Reporter Ultimately, the willful obfuscation becomes more frustrating than entertaining. Mar 11, 2003 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post Hideo helms with such style and suspense that it doesn't matter if all our questions are ultimately answered. Rated: 3/4 Mar 7, 2003 Full Review Paul Dale The List [Hideo Nakata's] perverse talent is very much in evidence here. The film does however fall apart towards the end and is undermined by an overwhelming sense of déjá vu. A fascinating early installment from this director nonetheless. Rated: 3/5 Apr 22, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Oct 27, 2005 Full Review Anton Bitel Movie Gazette A twisty, and at times twisted, kidnapping thriller - just a pity the direction seems so sterile. Oct 30, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Japanese thriller that starts off as your typical kidnapping flick but then quickly develops one of the most complex plots I've ever seen in a film from any continent. It demands your complete attention because if your mind strays for too long you will become very confused. There's double and triple-crosses and some of the story is revealed in flashbacks. But despite all the plot twists it's a pretty slow-paced movie with little on-screen excitement - a million miles away from the likes of Ron Howard's 'Ransom'. It's a unique and original little film from Hideo Nakata, the director of 'Ringu' and 'Dark Water, and it's worth a watch if you have the patience. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Ich sage es mir immer und immer wieder: Gehe nie nach dem Cover, ganz egal wie cool es ist! Aber hin und wieder kann ich einfach nicht anders und ich gucke einen Film, und das nur allein des Covers wegen. In diesem Fall hat es mir rein gar nichts ausgemacht, der Film war nämlich richtig gut. Chaos ist ein verzwickter und cleverer Film, der mich vor allem anfangs echt gefesselt hat. Er hat eine stimmungsvolle und spannender Atmosphäre, gute Schauspieler und einige echt eindrucksvolle Momente zu bieten. Gegen Ende hin lässt er leider ein wenig nacht. Ich hätte es mir doch noch ein wenig düsterer und vor allem mysteriöser gewünscht. Wie dem auch sei, ich wurde sehr gut unterhalten und wer japanische Filme mag, sollte diesem hier definitiv eine Chance geben. knappe 3,5/5 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Very complicated thriller. Lots of twists and turns and it's a great ride. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member While it's going for the constant surprise angle, the problem is that the initial twists are generic, and the later twists are the most logical and obvious ones the director would have chosen. Except for the end, but that was less a twist and more of a total surrender to totally not caring what was going on. Add lackluster characters and cinematography, and you have a movie that no one would have cared about, save for the director's overrated pedigree. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Hideo Nakata's Chaos indeed depicts some chaotic goings on but its structure, its narrative is carefully crafted and a joy to watch. Chaos may not live up to its premise fully but it remains compelling from start to finish with enough twists and turns to keep you hooked. It loses pace towards the end but overall this is a solid, clever little thriller. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Very gentle thriller by Japanese standards, with enough twists and turns to make the mind boggle. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A man and the wife of a wealthy businessman devise a kidnapping scheme.
      Director
      Hideo Nakata
      Producer
      Maki Kai
      Screenwriter
      Hisashi Saito
      Distributor
      Kino Pictures
      Production Co
      Twins Japan
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 7, 2003, Original
      Runtime
      1h 30m