Order Of Chaos

Powerful Debut by a First-Time Director
Order of Chaos is a surprisingly edgy film by Vince Vieluf, in his directorial debut. The cinematography is great, and I appreciated the style of editing (frenetic at times, which not all viewers will like). The shots are framed well, and I enjoyed Vieluf's use of lighting. The film has a hard electronic score, largely Darkwave and Industrial, that works perfectly. I also loved the voiceovers by Alan Watt of "Cutting Through the Matrix" fame.

Order of Chaos has a skeleton crew cast, but what Vince Vieuluf has to work with is choice. Rhys Coiro (24) stars as passive worker bee John, opposite Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes) who plays his aggressive new colleague and neighbor Rick. Mimi Rogers is a fox as John's boss, though neither she nor Samantha Mathis get as much screen time as I would have expected for veteran actors.

I felt at times that the story didn't have much meat on it's bones, even though the presentation was great. The relationship between the two...

Nail biter, really unique!
I am impressed. This movie had me going all the way through to the point that I frequently squirmed, covered my face, and yelled at the main character (I really get into movies). The characters were believable, the actors did an excellent job, especially Milo Ventimiglia whose character was so well developed that he felt like a real person to me. The sound effects, music, and the way the movie was filmed were very clever, as they gave subtle and abrupt clues as to what was really happening. It was a very tense and exciting film, but the story never got confusing, unintelligent, stupid, nor did it take off on irrelevant tangents. I will watch this movie again, but later because it really did freak me out. If you like suspense, sexy actors, and a little bit of artistic weirdness, this movie is for you. I highly recommend it.

Edgy, tedious, unique - a tough 90 minutes
Admittedly, I ordered this for a few of my Heroes fans that dig this Milo Ventimiglia guy, and I do not feel they will be disappointed - they just won't be putting this at the top of their list.

The story follows two lawyers vying for the same job success - in their diametrically opposed ways. Rhys Coiro (most noted for his Entourage and 24 runs) gives a creepy showing here of a scrip drug addled and melancholy worker bee, while Milo plays the outgoing, hedonistic and mysterious new neighbor/co-worker. The plot is simple enough about doing what is perceived as right by the varying individuals, but the filming style is what makes this a love/hate film.

Vieluf (first noticed in Rat Race) chose to go with the hard Nine Inch Nails-style music score, fast edit visuals, quick/violent imagery, fast-forward runs and a strange mix of perspective filming angles. In other words, this can be a very tiring watch if you are not in the mood for this. The picture quality is...

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