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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe performances and Marcos Siega’s direction put a pleasing sheen on the material.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyWhen 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.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThe lead performers, the brighter fillips in Daniel Taplitz’s screenplay and Marcos Siega’s (“Pretty Persuasion”) assured direction make this a pleasing item overall.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe picture continuously shuffles moods like tunes on an iPod without ever making any lasting commitments.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceReynolds, called to 180 from anal nebbish to feral beast, is beautifully committed, but he gets no help on the other side of the camera.
- 50TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxAtonal romantic comedy.
- 42The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe 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.
- 40The New York TimesLaura KernThe New York TimesLaura KernA 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.
- 38ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliChaos Theory stumbles from one contrived circumstance to the next, and there's not a moment in this entire mess that conveys any sort of genuine human emotion or reaction.
- 30Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIn Chaos Theory, Reynolds's performance is taut, crabby and tense. And his beard and glasses, which intensify those already narrow eyes, suggest a mad bomb-builder rather than a hapless soul with whom we can identify.