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Chaos Walking
2021 109 min United States of America, Canada, Hong Kong, Luxembourg PG-13 18+
★5.3
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure
Director: Doug Liman
🎭 Based on
«The Knife of Never Letting Go»
byPatrick Ness
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Description
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
Budget:
$125M
US Gross:
$13.29M
Worldwide:
$26.51M
Starring
Tom Holland
Actor
Daisy Ridley
Actor
Demián Bichir
Actor
Awards
2 wins total
Key opinion
Chaos Walking is widely regarded as a missed opportunity that fails to fully capitalize on its high-concept premise. While the performances of Tom Holland and Mads Mikkelsen provide some stability, critics and audiences alike point to underdeveloped world-building and a shallow narrative execution as the film's primary failings.
| Originality | The core concept of 'Noise' is visually and conceptually underutilized, resulting in a world that feels hollow rather than immersive. | |
| Acting | Performances by Tom Holland and Mads Mikkelsen are consistently praised as the film’s strongest assets, providing necessary emotional grounding. | |
| Acting | The central relationship between Holland and Ridley suffers from a lack of believable chemistry and underdeveloped character arcs. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative is frequently criticized for being incoherent and oversimplified, failing to translate the depth of the source material effectively. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing is polarizing; some find the steady tempo adequate for a casual adventure, while others describe it as sluggish and disjointed. |