Hey everyone welcome back to Silver Screen Spectacle! We’ve got another new movie review today with the long-delayed Chaos Walking. So I went into this mixed expectations, I loved the cast; the trailer looked cool and I’m a sucker for a good YA Sci-Fi film. However, the reviews were atrocious and the studio clearly was just dumping the film. So what did I think of the movie?
I don’t get why this is getting bashed quite like it is. Tom Holland gives an impressive performance. It takes a few minutes to settle in, but by the ten-minute mark, his performance engaged me. Daisy Ridley was also great with a very physical performance I haven’t seen from her. She and Holland had fantastic chemistry and are easily my favorite part of the film. Mads Mikkelsen gives an okay performance as the film’s villain. It’s a very generic written character, but he does well with what they give him. Nick Jonas is sadly pretty wooden here after impressing me in the Jumanji films.
Doug Liman is an excellent director and perfect for this type of film. All the action sequences are easy to follow and plenty of tense fun. The visual effects looked wonderful, especially once I got used to understanding each character’s “noise”. The script is overall shockingly good. Despite being a multiple-book series, the film doesn’t end on a cliffhanger. My biggest shock was how funny this was. I laughed a lot, and all of it was intentional laughter. Holland and Ridley’s story is plenty engaging to keep you invested throughout the film. Overall, just a pleasant surprise in this department.
Overall Chaos Walking is no new modern classic, but I had a shockingly fun time with this movie. It was not just me either, everyone in the cinema with me seemed to enjoy themselves as well. So, guys, that’s it for this review as always if you enjoyed it, give it a share and I’ll see you next time.
7/10
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