Chaos Walking

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.

Cast

Tom Holland

as Todd Hewitt

Daisy Ridley

as Viola Eade

Mads Mikkelsen

as Mayor David Prentiss

Demián Bichir

as Ben Moore

David Oyelowo

as Aaron

Kurt Sutter

as Cillian Boyd

Cynthia Erivo

as Hildy

Bethany Anne Lind

as Karyssa Hewitt

Nick Jonas

as Davy Prentiss Jr.

Ray McKinnon

as Matthew

Reviews

garethmb

Adapting a series of books into a movie is often a daunting task. As anyone who has seen many Stephen King adaptations can attest; plot complexity, characters, and depth are removed in order to condense the story into a two-hour or less run time. The rise of streaming services has allowed many bo...

Manuel São Bento

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com After decades of experiencing so many films and understanding the respective industry, I rarely get extremely excited for an original sci-fi movie starring famous actors. I wouldn’t be surprised if C...

JPV852

It should first be noted I have never read (or even heard of) the novel this was based upon, so I don't have any preconceptions or expectations on how the adaptation was handled. With that out of the way, I found this to be... fine. A little messy in narrative and structure but I suppose moderately ...

tmdb28039023

In 2257 AD, the colonists of the planet New World, all men, have been afflicted with a condition called the Noise, which causes everyone to see and hear each other's thoughts. Judging by the level of intelligence the characters exhibit, this ought be a deafeningly silent planet. People who colon...

r96sk

Fairly close to being a good film, for me at least. I could see something positive coming from <em>'Chaos Walking'</em> at differing moments, though unfortunately all in all it does end up being a pretty underwhelming 109 or so minutes. It holds an interesting concept and I was very much willing ...

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