Synopsis
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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Cast
- Ryan ReynoldsFrank Allen
- Emily MortimerSusan Allen
- Stuart TownsendBuddy Endrow
- Matreya FedorJesse Allen (7 years)
- Sarah ChalkePaula Crowe
- Mike ErwinEd
- Constance ZimmerPeg the Teacher
- Elisabeth HarnoisJesse Allen
- Chris William MartinDamon
- Jovanna HuguetMaid of Honor
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Tribune
The performances and Marcos Siega’s direction put a pleasing sheen on the material. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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. - 60
Variety
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. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The picture continuously shuffles moods like tunes on an iPod without ever making any lasting commitments. - 50
Village Voice
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. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Atonal romantic comedy. - 42
The A.V. Club
The big reason Chaos Theory doesn't work is that the gears are visibly grinding away, cranking out neat little ironies and life lessons without any liberating surprises. - 40
The New York Times
A predictable romantic dramedy that isn’t particularly tender, moving or amusing, Chaos Theory suffers first and foremost from featuring the least engaging couple to headline a movie in some time.
