CHAOS THEORY

Year: 2007
USA: Warner Independent Pictures
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend, Sarah Chalke, Mike Erwin, Constance Zimmer, Matreya Fedor, Elisabeth Harnois, Chris William Martin, Jovanna Huguet, Christopher Jacot, Alessandro Juliani, Lisa Calder, Ty Olsson
Director: Marcos Siega
Country: USA
USA: 85 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content and language
USA Release Date: 11 April 2008 (Limited Release)


Synopsis

Frank Allen (Ryan Reynolds) doesn't believe in spontaneity, which is borne out by his bestselling book, The Five Minute Efficiency Trainer. Living via a foolproof system of timetables and index cards, his obsession with an orderly life becomes too much for his wife, Susan (Emily Mortimer) and 7 year-old daughter, Jesse (Matreya Fedor).

One morning, Susan deliberately sets the clock backward instead of forward and adds 10 minutes to Frank's day, in an attempt to break his dominating stranglehold on his daily scheduling. This minute adjustment unintentionally unleashes a series of mishaps that turn his meticulously ordered life upside down. A belligerent ferryman, a ruthless seductress, a reluctant mother-to-be and the secret amour of his best friend, Buddy (Stuart Townsend), combine to send his life spiralling into complete chaos with unexpected results...