Chaos Walking

Name: Chaos Walking
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Released: March 5, 2021
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 38
Cast: Bethany Anne Lind, Cynthia Erivo, Daisy Ridley, David Oyelowo, Demián Bichir

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Lionsgate | Release Date: March 5, 2021 | PG-13

Starring: Bethany Anne Lind, Cynthia Erivo, Daisy Ridley, David Oyelowo, Demián Bichir, Harrison Osterfield, Kurt Sutter, Mads Mikkelsen, Mylène Dinh-Robic, Nick Jonas, Oluniké Adeliyi, Óscar Jaenada, Ray McKinnon, Tara Nicodemo, Tom Holland

Summary: In the not too distant future, Todd Hewitt (Tom Holland) discovers Viola (Daisy Ridley), a mysterious girl who crash lands on his planet, where all the women have disappeared and the men are afflicted by “the Noise” – a force that puts all their thoughts on display. In this dangerous landscape, Viola’s life is threatened – and as Todd vowsIn the not too distant future, Todd Hewitt (Tom Holland) discovers Viola (Daisy Ridley), a mysterious girl who crash lands on his planet, where all the women have disappeared and the men are afflicted by “the Noise” – a force that puts all their thoughts on display. In this dangerous landscape, Viola’s life is threatened – and as Todd vows to protect her, he will have to discover his own inner power and unlock the planet’s dark secrets.… Expand

Director: Doug Liman

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 109 min

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Josh Kupecki

Mar 4, 2021

Chaos Walking is, as with any pop confection, catchy and has a solid beat, it’s just a shame that this tune is all too familiar. Read full review

Oliver Jones

Mar 5, 2021

Yes, it’s a bit helter-skelter, but it is also an adequately enjoyable and untaxing way to kill off a couple of hours. Read full review

Andrew Crump

Mar 5, 2021

Chaos Walking feels like a condensement of Ness’ trilogy of books instead of a straightforward translation of the first, and consequently there’s too much that needs to happen in too slim a running time, which leaves little space for making the movie’s conflicts matter. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Mar 3, 2021

Despite its strange conceit and a few buried hints as to what a more courageous film might have done with it, the movie version of the first Chaos Walking book (published as “The Knife of Never Letting Go”) is such a dull and ordinary thing that it can’t help but get engulfed by the shadow of its own missed potential. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Mar 4, 2021

It’s a film that should have been a major disaster but ends up being just a minor one instead, watchable enough in parts, with the lowest of expectations, but not enough to warrant the time and money that’s been funnelled into it. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Mar 3, 2021

When it comes to confrontations, the movie wimps out, putting more effort into New World-building than in the largely generic characters who populate it. Read full review

David Fear

Mar 5, 2021

Chaos Walking doesn’t even get to the level of high camp, where pleasure is found in the sheer badness of it all. Read full review

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StopMotionSam

Mar 5, 2021

Great story and great acting. Great movie! I love it! Tom Holland is fantastic on this film.

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miguelvalentim

Mar 16, 2021

I like the movie and I LOVE this story and this apocalyptic scenario. the actors are between my favorites of all time as well. not their best job tho, but I think it's worth the time so that why I rate it a 10

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SYAM

Sep 15, 2021

I am writing this review because I was deeply disappointed by the way the critics had underrated this movie. 'Chaos walking' may not be a perfectly made movie as we knew how this movie's works had been going on but still it's a must watch. The concept of 'Noise' (where one can express hisI am writing this review because I was deeply disappointed by the way the critics had underrated this movie. 'Chaos walking' may not be a perfectly made movie as we knew how this movie's works had been going on but still it's a must watch. The concept of 'Noise' (where one can express his inner thoughts as a projection to others) is something new to the movie world and this concept is well crafted in this movie despite the flaws in it's storyline. The story takes place in fantasy world named "The New World" (which is of course not earth) where a woman named Viola(Daisy Ridley) crash lands due to a malfunction in their spaceship killing all the other crew members. She soon learns the truth that she was in a planet where all the women had been killed by the men. But a man named Todd(Tom Holland) agrees to help her escape "The New World" and also from the evil Mayor Prentiss(Mads Mikkelsen) [a war hero and the leader of Prentisstown who spreads the message to kill all the women because they do not have The Noise in them]. This film may be a slow fantasy survival thriller which lefts many questions unanswered (like for a sequel) but the top notch visuals and beautiful soundtracks and outstanding acting outweighs them all. Maybe due to the pandemic this film failed to make it to the box office,an hybrid release would have been better. I know most of you who read this review have not seen this movie but please ignore the critics and watch it at least once even though you may feel this film is a bit slow(not for me) the concept of The Noise would never leave your mind and that will make you feel how much this movie had been underrated. This movie is a very great weekend journey which will surely make an impact if you don't get your hopes so high and watch it simply as a movie.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Mar 11, 2021

It's revealed very soon why this film was delayed so many times, and in the midst of this pandemic where movie theaters are not releasing great films, it finally gets released, and it comes to die on infamy.

Chaos Walking is precisely that, a walking chaos. A film that obviously had goodIt's revealed very soon why this film was delayed so many times, and in the midst of this pandemic where movie theaters are not releasing great films, it finally gets released, and it comes to die on infamy.

Chaos Walking is precisely that, a walking chaos.
A film that obviously had good ideas, but is unfortunately such a disorganized disaster that even with a solid cast and certainly a capable director, it never goes the right way, and mostly fails to find a way to be a more entertaining film.

Because I can certainly say that I could've overlooked the narrative clutter, but the lack of emotion is fundamental and ultimately fatal to the devastatingly cheapened aspirations of this story.

The delays made it look like a film destined for failure and oblivion, but its quality is what ended up burying it for good.… Expand

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AleCE13

Mar 13, 2021

A very pretentious film but one that is not developed in the best way, and it gets boring.

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jovincen

Dec 4, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cool concept, really interesting characters. Instead of splitting on a sexist line which is actually quite stupid, they should have done it to random people. Unfortunately the crescendo ending the film was building towards fizzled out. Strong characters became weak, In the age of magic, space ships and lasers swinging a small stick (it was tiny) was enough to scare the big bad into falling backwards to his death.… Expand

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imthenoob

Sep 21, 2021

Even the expensive reshoots couldn't fix the problems that this movie had. Incredibly slow, uninteresting story. There is pretty much no character development at all, and it feels like it ran 20-30 minutes too long when it could have been much quicker than what it was. I think we have aEven the expensive reshoots couldn't fix the problems that this movie had. Incredibly slow, uninteresting story. There is pretty much no character development at all, and it feels like it ran 20-30 minutes too long when it could have been much quicker than what it was. I think we have a problem where something is successful so we automatically have to adapt it into a film or tv show. We can't just admit that just because it is successful in one form, it won't be as successful in another. Read books, Ignore this awful film.… Expand

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