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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe narrative is fractured, David Lynch-style. Everything eventually makes sense -- sort of.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxWith his sure handling of this thriller's switchback plot and hairpin turns, Hideo Nakata confirms his mastery of genre material in the wake of his phenomenally successful "Ring."
- 70Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonNaturally, the worm turns again and again in this demi-Hitchcockian death trap, and Nakata knows how to shoot scenes of breath-holding paranoia: from a distance, simply, in real time. (We'll see how the inevitable remake, directed by Jonathan Glazer, measures up.)
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanIt's not giving too much away to note that we've seen a lot of this before, in classic noir and postnoir films, though to name those films would spoil things.
- 60The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsIn the end, Chaos is as compelling as it is confounding, and it's compelling in large part because of the confusion it stirs.