Chaos Theory

2007 "This man will bring order to the universe...or not."
6.6| 1h27m| PG-13| en
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Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets his clock forward 10 minutes as a joke, his day is thrown off. Deciding that his strictly ordered life has done him little good, he begins to make multiple choice index cards, choosing one at random and doing what is written on the card.

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Raetsonwe Redundant and unnecessary.
Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.
Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.
Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Amy Adler A wedding appears to be about to begin but a gentleman is giving advice to the groom. He's Frank (Ryan Reynolds). Spilling out a story as an example, Frank tells his tale. This man had a lucrative job, giving advice to Vancouver area businesses on how to make maximum use of their time. He himself was ruled by clocks and notecards. Sometimes, this upset his lovely wife, Susan (Emily Mortimer) and his young daughter, for they can had a harder time getting his attention. One day, long ago, Susan launches a scheme to get Frank to have another cup of coffee with her at breakfast. She resets the clocks ten minutes. Unhappily, she sets them the wrong way! Instead of gaining time, Frank loses it. Now, late for the ferry, he misses it by a few seconds and the boatman refuses to let him board. This makes him late for his speaking engagement and the rest of the day. Ticked off at Susan, Frank ends up getting a few drinks at end of the work day and falls for a blonde's advances. But, once they are in a hotel room, Frank declares he loves his wife and bolts. This makes the pickup artist mad so she phones Susan. On the way home, Frank also rescues a pregnant lady and takes her to the hospital. Putting his name on papers, the medical establishment ALSO calls Susan. What happens next? You guessed it! Susan pitches a fit and refuses to let Frank back in the house until he can prove he's not the father of the baby. Yet, running to get a DNA test, this leads to more problems and uncovered secrets, especially with a close friend of the couple, Buddy (Stuart Townsend). Chaos is the name of the game. Will all end happily? This is an interesting story with good actors (I greatly admire Reynolds and Mortimer), scenic sets, nice costumes, an intriguing script and a secure direction. Its like films such as Sliding Doors, without the benefit of living things over again but just dealing with issues in the present time. Therefore, if you like the cast (Townsend is a looker, too, with good acting chops), get this movie. My theory is it is most worthwhile.
udemir92 Chaos Theory's first ten minutes are boring, followed by a moving journey that follows one couples' path to forgiveness after the realization of infidelity. The last few minutes mirror the beginning in their annoyingly simplistic banality, but the middle hour of the film is completely engaging. More impressive is that, though it is mainly Frank's story, the separate actions of both he and his wife are treated as equally important in terms of how they impact their family unit. The chemistry between parents and child feel lived-in. In flashback, Frank is revealed to be an efficiency expert that just begins to get hired for public speaking events after the recent publication of a booklet on saving time. At this first lecture, an attendee attempts to seduce Frank, whose wife, Susan, calls at an inopportune moment to hear another woman in the background. Frank escapes the room, remaining mostly faithful to his wife, but ends up in a car accident with a pregnant woman, whom he escorts to a hospital. His name ends up on the kid's birth certificate by mistake, which ends with Frank fighting against hard evidence that he's leading a double life. The tide turns, however, when DNA testing reveals that not only is he not the father of the baby in question, he's not the father of his own child either. Now Susan's past becomes an issue. It's unfortunate that a film that is only 86 minutes long is bracketed by 20 minutes of aggravation, bookends that almost feel like they were shot to cushion the adult content in the middle. The fairly unique ideas that Chaos Theory explores are worth watching. Some scenes are funny and touching, mostly the ones involving Jesse, but relying on a child to add sparkle to your film is cheating. With it's boring characters, overly-complicated yet simple-minded plot, and totally ridiculous ending, Chaos Theory attempts to project a sense of sweetness and hope.
Fulya Ulusoy We make our own plans for life and we manage our life according to these plans. We sometimes apportion months, days or even hours. While Frank thinks that he manage the perfect life, he finds himself in a separate game. The life of Frank, who living the life of a highly planned and programmed, goes up and down as a result of be taken forward his clock so to speak. He missed the boat for 15 minutes and changes the course of his life. After his wife abandoned him and he learned new facts, completely changed course of events. After these events, he thinks that the cause of all of them is related to live in planned and programmed. He start to live a life which the opposite of his previous life. He turned into a man who never wanted to be. Some points may be familiar to you. Actually some people can find something himself or herself in this film. On the other hand, I want to talk about a negative character of Frank Allen. His wife deceived him with his close friend; she did not say that she was sterile. Although Frank learned these events, he remained indifferent all things. In my opinion, in this point we can say that Frank is completely imaginary. Because I think neither male nor female does not remain indifferent. It is a serious problem for their marriage. Nobody accept and keep quiet in the face of situation like this. It is unacceptable for our people. You think maybe I'm too narrow-minded, I don' know but it is my truth. My favorite part in chaos theory is to write what he will do in the next on stickers and to choose one of them randomly and just do it without thinking of about outcome.
burakcetinler Chaos Theory is really impressive film. It is a serious, emotional and dramatic. Frank survive his life with his plans. His wife changes the time and everything begins with this. He misses the ferry with fifteen minutes and he had to have overnight journey. He avoid a accident and stopped. He had to carry the pregnant woman to hospital. Then everybody thought that he is father of the baby. Frank argued with his wife because of a telephone call from the hospital and after that he learned that he is infertile. After learning this situation this time he leaves his wife. While Frank thinks that he is living a excellent and planned life he finds himself in a disgusting game. He learn everything and how his wife and his best friend deceive him. After all He thinks that reason of events is living in programs and he decides to be a exactly different man. My favourite scene is writing notes for what is he going to do and choose randomly one then he never thinks what will be in the end. The film emphasize the felling of forgiving in success.If you see R.Reynolds in the film you can think of laughing but you must not do this because you won't like it. Think of seeing R.Reynolds in a different character and begin watching it, I am sure you'll like it. The film was fascinating and R.Reynolds is suited to film. His acting is unquestionably excellent. In the film, experiences of the father was really effective. I thought that everybody will be in this situation and I thought what they will do? I couldn't find an answer for this question but I think I can't forgive my best friend and my wife because everything is a lie and everything you do with is fake.In conclusion, this movie is really well worth seeing! I advise everybody. My vote is 9!