Most Helpful Customer Reviews
|
|
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
CHAIN REACTION, 2 May 2004
This is actually a very good film though people did put me off it before i saw it.The story follows two young scientists; Eddie Kasalivich (Reeves) and Lily Sinclair (Weisz) who are wrongly accused of a murder of a fellow scientist,just as Eddie makes an amazing break through.On the run from the police, Eddie and Lily confide in their 'friend' (Freeman) who is a powerful bureaucrat, but is he on their side?... A twisted plot; how will it end? Will the police realise the truth...before it is too late? Chain Reaction stars Keanu Reeves (Matrix trilogy,The Watcher), Rachel Weisz (The Mummy,The Mummy Returns) and co-stars Morgan Freeman. A film deffinately worth seeing.
|
|
|
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Rather good little film with exciting sequences, 15 Dec 2003
Ah yes; yet another underrated Keanu Reeves film. This one comes from the director of "The Fugitive", and co-stars Morgan Freeman, and so has good credentials. Keanu acquits himself well and is both likeable and believable as a student machinist. His chemistry with Rachel Weisz (they're teaming up again for the forthcoming "Constantine") is also sweet and unforced.But lets face it, this is the kind of movie in which you expect high-octane thrills, and in this the movie does not disappoint. There are stunning opening and closing sequences, and a superb chase sequence involving a bridge. The DVD comes with one of those promotional 'featurettes' that aren't really worth bothering. On the plus side, the picture quality and soundtrack are both very decent. If you didn't catch this at the flicks or on TV, it's well worth a purchase.
|
|
|
11 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
Redressing the Balance, 24 Sep 2004
I first saw this film when it was released at the cinema and at the time declared it was the worst film I had ever seen. I have subsequently watched many many other films and recently saw this again on DVD and sadly Chain Reaction still ranks near the top of my list of painful movie experiences.
The plot is convoluted in the extreme and anybody with even a sketchy knowledge of science will find it laughable in places, on top of this the acting is frankly shocking. Reeves is so bad I could not bring myself to go and see the Matrix when it was first released, I couldn't believe he was capable of making a good film, mind you parts II and III of the Matrix do seem to suggest that my judgement wasn't that bad... Despite this I'd still recommend people try and watch this film (but don't BUY it) as it is hilarious in places, I'd like to think its deliberate from Morgan Freeman who seems to be hamming it up in places, wait for the line "have you got the disk?" and you'll see what I mean. I'm posting this review because, post Matrix, people could easily come across this and see that it stars Keanu Reeves and Morgan Freeman and think it will probably be pretty good, I'd hate for them to be disappointed.
|
|
|
Most Recent Customer Reviews
|
![Hard Rain [1998]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AJRYKJA3L._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
(9)
£4.97
![Johnny Mnemonic [1996]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516TH2438EL._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
![Hardball [2001]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51XX5VJ8V3L._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
(8)
£3.97
![Broken Arrow [1996]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41J0RWFX1JL._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
(15)
£3.97
![The Watcher [2001]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41AGZZSGXML._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
(13)
£4.97
(
