A couple of days ago, we watched the DVD version of "Chaos Theory," a great little film that is basically a romantic comedy, with a dash of "Heathers" dark comedy thrown in. I actually enjoyed Chaos Theory even more than "Definitely, Maybe," which I blogged about recently, or "Love & Sex," which Michael Lally praised.
In this frame of mind, I went to Metacritic to read the reviews, after-the-fact, and was surprised and a little disappointed at a lot of the criticism leveled at Chaos Theory. The synthesis of the criticism was that it was too predictable, and that we all knew what was coming next, etc. I disagree, because there are some great plot twists in the movie, including a HUGE one, but even assuming the criticism is all true, so what! Romantic comedies, like most other movies in a so-called genre, ARE predictable to a large extent. That's why we watch them when we are "in the mood" for a certain type of movie. If this weren't the case, it would be like going to a sushi restaurant and finding only Yankee Pot Roast on the menu. Or going to a Springsteen concert where Bruce played only Country & Western songs of the most treacle sort. Or, buying a book by your favorite mystery writer and finding out that it was a dry, historical novel about the Mormons settling in Utah.
Anyway, don't believe all the reviews. If you want a nice entertaining evening, rent Chaos Theory and sit back with a big bowl of popcorn. I predict that you will thoroughly enjoy the predictable.
~ Tom
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