Chaos (2005/II)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Tony Giglio

Writer:

Tony Giglio (writer)

Release Date:

15 December 2005 (United Arab Emirates)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

When the system breaks down... someone is about to get rich.

Plot:

Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Red Panties | Shot Multiple Times | Bank Robbery | Female Nudity

Cast

Jason Statham	...	Det. Quentin Conners
Ryan Phillippe	...	Det. Shane Dekker
Wesley Snipes	...	Lorenz
Henry Czerny	...	Capt. Martin Jenkins
Justine Waddell	...	Det. Teddy Galloway
Nicholas Lea	...	Det. Vincent Durano
Jessica Steen	...	Karen Cross
Rob LaBelle	...	Bank Manager
John Cassini	...	Det. Bernie Callo
Damon Johnson	...	Brendan Dax
Paul Perri	...	Harry Hume
Keegan Connor Tracy	...	Marnie Rollins
Natassia Malthe	...	Gina Lopez
Ty Olsson	...	Damon Richards
Terry Chen	...	Chris Lei
Mike Dopud	...	Lamar Galt
Michasha Armstrong	...	Xander Harrington (as Michasia Armstrong)
Kim Howey	...	Lisa Reane
Gaston Howard	...	John Curtis (as Gaston Morrison)
Garvin Cross	...	SWAT Commander
Kimani Ray Smith	...	Bank Teller
Kirsten Williamson	...	Officer at Bank
Michael Adamthwaite	...	Sniper #1 (as Michael Adamthawaite)
Nigel Vonas	...	Sniper #2
Bill Mondy	...	FBI Agent Doyle (as Bill Monday)
Rhys Lloyd	...	Karen Cross's Cameraman
Susan Astley	...	Cop Diner Waitress (as Susan Astly)
Darcy Laurie	...	Biker (as Darcie Lawrey)
Rob Court	...	Paramedic
Kristina Agosti	...	Mrs. Callo
Emy Aneke	...	Officer at Callo House
Iris Paluly	...	Forensics Technician
James Ashcroft	...	Emergency Medical Technician
Fulvio Cecere	...	Det. Thomas Branch
Mike Mitchell	...	Det. Jerome Knight
Pascale Hutton	...	Pretty Waitress
Nicolette Bujdos	...	Airport Ticket Agent
Tiara Sorenson	...	Stewardess on Private Plane
Angelique Naude	...	Conner's Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anna Chitro	...	Ewa (uncredited)
Maciej Damiecki	...	(uncredited)
Aaron Douglas	...	Police Officer (uncredited)

Directed by
Tony Giglio

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tony Giglio		writer

Produced by
David Bergstein	....	executive producer
Steve Chasman	....	executive producer
Michael Derbas	....	line producer
Michael Derbas	....	producer
Huw Penalt Jones	....	producer (as Huw Penallt Jones)
Michael A. Pierce	....	co-producer (as Michael Pierce)
Gavin Wilding	....	producer
Mark Williams	....	producer

Original Music by
Trevor Jones

Cinematography by
Richard Greatrex

Film Editing by
Sean Barton

Casting by
Heike Brandstatter
Coreen Mayrs

Production Design by
Chris August

Art Direction by
Paolo G. Venturi

Costume Design by
Bobbie Read

Makeup Department
Catherine Graham	....	key hair stylist
Tanya Howard	....	assistant makeup artist
Sharon Markell	....	assistant hair stylist
Anne Spiers	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Jay Coquillon	....	post-production supervisor
Helen de Winter	....	post-production supervisor
Carl Mason	....	production supervisor
Donald Munro	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andy Armstrong	....	action unit director
Jennifer Cote	....	third assistant director
Sam Harris	....	first assistant director: second unit
Debra Herst	....	second assistant director
Shelley Kreutz	....	co-third assistant director
Jonathan McGarry	....	first assistant director
Cabral Rock	....	co-trainee assistant director

Art Department
Jason Claridge	....	paint foreman
Tim Dagley	....	on-set dresser
Cathy Darby	....	assistant designer
James Robert 'J.R.' Davis	....	set decorating coordinator
La Vonne Girard	....	set buyer
Phil Gough	....	assistant property master
Erich Hepnar	....	head greens
Herminio Kam	....	paint coordinator
Ray Lai	....	graphic illustrator
Jaydene Maryk	....	art department coordinator
Andy Nieman	....	property master
Al Rourke	....	construction foreman
Tonya Soules	....	buyer
Michael Toby	....	model maker
Patrick Zahorodniuk	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Nick Baldock	....	sound editor
Peter Baldock	....	supervising sound editor
Colette Dahanne	....	temp mix assistant mixer
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Rick Dunford	....	sound effects editor
Michael Feinberg	....	dialogue editor
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Greg Hewett	....	sound assistant
Philip Jenkins	....	studio assistant
James Kusan	....	sound mixer
Daniel Laurie	....	adr editor
Jon Lavender	....	boom operator
Adrian Rhodes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Danny van Spreuwel	....	adr recordist: Shane Dekker
Carmen Verin	....	sound assistant
Mark Wilderspin	....	synth programming
Wendy Czajkowsky	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Alex Burdett	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Andrea Baracca	....	digital artist
David Bush	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Jonathan Cheetham	....	digital effects artist
Sergio Cremasco	....	digital intermediate colorist
Clare Heneghan	....	digital effects artist
Justin Lanchbury	....	digital intermediate coordinator
Jonah Loop	....	visual effects supervisor
Justin Peyton	....	visual effects producer
Steve Shaw	....	digital intermediate supervisor

Stunts
Ed Anders	....	stunt driver
Brett Chan	....	stunts
Douglas Chapman	....	stunt double: Jason Statham
Colin Decker	....	utility stunts
Duane Dickinson	....	stunts
Marny Eng	....	stunt driver
Dave Hospes	....	stunts
Jon Kralt	....	stunt double: Ryan Phillippe
Alexander Mandra	....	stunt rigger
Alexander Mandra	....	stunts
David Mylrea	....	stunts
Shawn C. Orr	....	stunt driver
Jacob Rupp	....	stunts
Chad Sayn	....	stunt performer
Angela Uyeda	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Vanessa Andrascik	....	assistant camera
Chris Cochrane	....	gaffer
Sean Elliott	....	first assistant camera
Joel Guthro	....	camera operator: second unit
Dean Heselden	....	Steadicam operator
Dermot Hickey	....	focus puller
Patrick Hogue	....	camera trainee
Taylor Matheson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, 2nd unit
Ryan Monro	....	dolly grip
Rod Newby	....	gaffer: rigging
Sean Oxenbury	....	dimmer board operator
Brian Pearson	....	director of photography: second unit
Gary Viola	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Rolf Dekens	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Ed 'Animal' Schulz	....	rigging grip: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
John Awoods	....	co-extras casting
James Moore	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Bentley	....	set costumer
Carolyn Cameron	....	costume coordinator
Luisa Dalmagro	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Rhonda Blewett	....	telecine assistant
Andrew Dearnley	....	digital intermediate technician
Steve Harrow	....	post-production consultant
Connan McStay	....	on-line editor
Crystal Pei	....	colorist
Tasim Persaud	....	first assistant editor
Steve Shaw	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Tim Waller	....	senior colorist
Bob Wenokur	....	studio post-production representative
David Wilcock	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Geoff Alexander	....	orchestrator
Costas Fotopoulos	....	sibelius editing
Roland Heap	....	assistant scoring engineer
Neil Stemp	....	music editor
David Butterworth	....	assistant orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Jackie Bissley	....	unit publicist
Ron Blecker	....	armorer
Ron Blecker	....	technical advisor
Eunice Choi	....	production assistant
Vincent Dela Luna	....	assistant location manager
Jeannine Dupuy	....	script supervisor
Justin Elsworth	....	production assistant
Scott Firth	....	assistant location manager
Alexander Glua	....	production assistant
Anne Jacobsen	....	production accountant
Josh Kazdan	....	assistant: Steve Chasman
Eilidh McAllister	....	assistant to director
Danny McNair	....	assistant coordinator
Jane Pearson	....	assistant accountant
Shannon Pratt	....	office production assistant
Adam W. Rosen	....	legal services
Richard Rowntree	....	assistant: Steve Harrow
Jeremy Smith	....	production assistant
Dylan Staniforth	....	production assistant
Neil Stemp	....	synthesizer programmer
Geoff Teoli	....	location manager
Trevor Undi	....	assistant: Wesley Snipes
Angelika Walaszczyk	....	production assistant
Robyn Wiener	....	production coordinator
Paul Becker	....	photo double (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Chaotic Productions
• Möbius Entertainment
• Pierce/Williams Entertainment (as Michael Pierce Mark Williams Entertainment)
• Epsilon Motion Pictures
• Current Entertainment
• Rampage Entertainment
• Zero Gravity Management

Distributors

• Capitol Films (2005) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Pyramid (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
• SP Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• TF1 Films International (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• TFM Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• E Stars Films (2007) (China) (all media)
• Hollydan Works (2008) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Big Red Pixel (visual effects and main titles)
• MotionFX (digital intermediate)

Other Companies

• Art4noise  sound post-production
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• De Lane Lea  sound post-production
• Molinare Studio  post-production facilities
• Video Split Productions  video assist equipment

Also Known As:

Hit & Blast (Malaysia: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Canada | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:12 | Italy:T | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:18PL | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:12 | Argentina:16 | UK:15 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

City Centre Motor Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Chaotic Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: While Ryan Phillipe is in a motorcycle chase, they pass through the same alley 4 times only in different directions.

Quotes:

Marnie Rollins: [to Shane, referring to his previous motorcycle chase] You know, I've got a bike myself. Maybe we can... go for a ride.
[explicit look]
Marnie Rollins: Or maybe I could just ride you...

Movie Connections:

References "Quincy M.E." (1976)

Better than you will think, not quite as good as you hoped for.. but generally satisfying.

Chaos was actually very different from the usual run of the mill *yawn yawn* action movies. Maybe because I like Jason Statham so much, but I enjoyed Chaos. Sure it was predictable, but it tried to be clever, different and have that twist. And its almost funny seeing Statham switch from London to American accent all the time, and Snipes wasn't the best.. but on the whole it was a better than your average movie.

So the quick synopsis; Statham is a much maligned suspended detective called in to be a negotiator in a bank robbery. The siege becomes complicated, and the audience has to understand the past and present to unravel the future and what is really going on.

OK down to the nitty-gritty. Chaos could have been a class act if it was done just a tad differently. Snipes needed to be as controlled as he was in the beginning, Statham should have stayed English accent, and the plot (punchline) should not have been delivered with a sledgehammer - or - not trust the audience to work things out without feeling the need to spell it out TOO clearly. I am reminded of another excellent and cognitive heist movie when seeing Chaos. I will not say it's name as that may be unwittingly revealing.

Statham is one of my favourites from Lock/Stock, Transporter etc and I like his presence in every performance I have seen him in thus far. Snipes I could take or leave yet I was happy he didn't try to encompass the entire screen! but the pleasant surprise I had was with Ryan Phillipe. I think he's becoming a class actor and I would love to see him land some plum roles that highlights his talent.

Overall, Chaos tries a philosophical and clever approach that is different from the average outing; regardless of what the DVD front cover may suggest, possessing a hypnotic funky score, in general good acting and a decent enough plot... overlook the obvious anomalies, and Chaos provides value.