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A Little Chaos
M18 (SINGAPORE)
2015
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A Little Chaos
Positive Reviews
37
Negative reviews
23
Average Rating
2.8
/5
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2.0
It has the rigid dimensions of a bad biopic, just without much bio.
Av Club
2.0
The story of building one special garden at Versailles isnt especially epic, and its hard to infuse heft into whats essentially a little story.
Common Sense Media
2.5
But too often, helmer Rickman galumphs through whats meant to be a witty romp, underlining the scripts most obvious, rigged qualities.
Variety
2.5
But like your average perennial, what a good, steamy onscreen romance needs to come to life is warmth and nourishment.
We Got This Covered
3.0
Winslet manages emotional honesty within anachronistic confines, and Schoenaerts escapes with dignity.
The Guardian
1.0
The only chaos connected with this stultifyingly orderly and conventional period film must be the chaos now reigning in the offices of Matthias Schoen ..
The Guardian
2.0
Luxuriously decorous, the film features a few enjoyable character turns not least Helen McCrory, bristling with feline malevolence.
The Guardian
2.5
But that would hardly be enough to ameliorate the screenplays disappointments.
2.5
But for all its stunning imagery, the story never clicks.Though it purports to be about the delights of disorder, A Little Chaos feels like yet anothe ..
4.5
Yes it lacks real dramatic edge and may be seen as a typical British period costume film, but it is also a classily made pleasure that will delight it ..
Screen Daily
2.5
Other influential figures welcome her uncalculating honesty as a breath of fresh air.
The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
A Little Chaos never pretends to be a realistic historical drama.Sabine, a widowed gardener who lost her young daughter in an accident, is a blunt, st ..
The New York Times
3.0
Its an indulgently actorly piece, but in a thoroughly pleasant way.
Telegraph
4.0
While the nature versus order polarity that Sabine and Andre embody is as studied as the films heavy overlay of modern sensibility, Sabine would have ..
2.5
But its a little slow and a little too un chaotic for its own good.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
A stronger script and more defined tone would have made A Little Chaos much more entertaining and worth recommending.
The Young Folks
2.0
What could be a look at artistic vision against brutal nature, or at least gender prejudice, never takes root.
Ny Daily News
3.0
It may not be a fully satisfying tale, yet it is hard to resist the charms of Kate Winslet as Sabine.
JoBlo
4.0
This enchanting costume drama is even more appealing with its visual beauty, lovely music, and pleasing performances.
Spirituality And Practice
2.0
The beauty of watching a soapy period piece as escapist corset porn is that its shortcomings can be ignored as long as the costumes and production des ..
Village Voice
3.8
An overlong ditty of a movie that gets by on the considerable charms of its cast and the sumptuousness of its period perfect production
Rogers Movie Nation
2.8
When the film works its because of its splendid visuals and the pleasing performance by Winslet.
Sover
2.0
Madame Sabine De Barra is an unlikely candidate for the landscape architect of the still to be completed palace of Versailles.
Blu Ray
1.0
Alan Rickman was born to play the Sun Kingor any king, reallybut neither he nor the blue chip cast hes recruited in his capacity as director can rescu ..
Chicago Reader
1.9
The result is an imprecise movie that feels like its none of them.Thats a shame, because the historical foundation of the central narrative is a poten ..
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
A Little Chaos is a little fish in a big pond of summer blockbusters but it is a film worth seeing for its story, characters, especially Sabine, and p ..
3.0
A Little Chaos is a little fish in a big pond of summer blockbusters but it is a film worth seeing for its story, characters, especially Sabine, and p ..
2.0
Or will it end in a vale of mud and tears for our horticultural hotties
The Times
3.0
Review Our Score by Stephen Carty Romance blossoms between two landscape gardeners in this spirited costume drama.The story takes place in the 17th ce ..
Radio Times
2.0
Here Rickman manages to hit the right tone and achieve a good balance between comedy, drama and narrative.
Independent
1.5
The plot itself is a cluttered bouquet, touching on issues of class, trauma, power as spectacle, and the role of infidelity in a society of aristocrat ..
The Wrap
3.1
A Little Chaos wants us to be fascinated by a feminist who never was, then undermines her by casting an approving eye on the steamy affair she begins ..
News Day
1.5
But this should not be a surprise, as a gloomy quality has been this actors trademark from the very beginning.
Film Journal
2.5
But the romance between Winslet and Schoenaerts billed as the films centerpiece is, regrettably, never really allowed to bloom.
New York Post
3.0
Kate Winslet as Sabine De Barra in A Little Chaos.Photo: Supplied The three leads of A Little Chaos give very different kinds of performances.
Smh
4.0
Its a stylish, intelligent entertainment for grown ups with some splendid performances and numerous moments of at least near greatness.
Mountain X
5.0
Will beauty rise to match the sun.Watching this film is such a treat.
Reel Talk Reviews
4.0
What A Little Chaos lacks in historical accuracy, it makes up for in sheer entertainment, thanks to strong performances, an emotionally engaging story ..
Flim List
5.0
It is 1682 Paris and the Kings master landscaper Andre Le Notre (Matthias Schoenaerts) is interviewing landscape artists to assist to improve on the p ..
2.0
Give Alan Rickmans A Little Chaos a chance, despite a terrible title, an indifferent distributor and a vicious pan in The Guardian.
Boston Herald
4.0
Kate is lovely as always and then there is Rickman who first caught my eye in Truly, Madly, Deeply, won my heart when he cancelled Christmas as the Sh ..
Express
2.5
That said, the film is engrossing and entertaining if sometimes trite and manipulative and totally bogus.
Boston Globe
4.0
Romantic and funny and smart and wise and just plain different. This is a historical costume dramedy romp about gardening. How cool is that
Flickfilosopher
2.0
The film tries to be a drama, then a comedy, then a romance, and it ends up failing to be anything but a laborious thing suspended in air, neither her ..
Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
While hardly the stuff of screen sensation, this is safe, yet pleasingly assured filmmaking that delivers on the promise of all talent involved.
Herald Sun
3.0
But Rickmans film has far more magisterial set dressing, without any actual cinematic flair.
Consequence Of Sound
3.0
A Little Chaos could have used a lot more of it.Theres no tension underneath all the ruffles and corsets in the court of the Sun King, Louis XIV, no h ..
Oregon Live
2.0
It is difficult to imagine this ever could have happened, but at least it creates some sparks.
Digital Spy
3.0
While richly enjoyable, theres the nagging sense that Rickman is enjoying himself too much.
Games Radar
3.0
The hands on practicality contrasts well with the more tradition trappings of a costume drama, complete with lavish costumes and heaving bosoms, extra ..
Nz Herald
2.0
Rickman grazes past things of substance but cant overcome the sense that hes really in it for the dressing up.
Ft
4.2
... not a terrible period romance, just an ordinary one. Its all very pretty, with some startling images of the mucky natural world as well as the kin ..
Ar Kansas Online
3.0
Even audiences who dont come expecting nail biting action may find the pace is overly languorous and the drama somewhat meandering.
The Arts Desk
2.0
Directed by co star and co writer Alan Rickman, both it and Rickman have a deft way with fine performances, but not with sustaining a compelling narra ..
Killer Movie Reviews
3.0
Those curious about this period of history may be intrigued but theres not quite enough content in A Little Chaos to provide broader appeal.
The Film Pie
3.0
When Winslet and Rickman share the screenas they do for two of the films best scenesA Little Chaos crackles to life, and suddenly the film is funny, f ..
The Dissolve
1.0
A very little chaos, and mores the pity.Kate Winslet stars in director Alan Rickmans story of a lady landscaper whose willingness to fiddle with mans ..
Sandiego Reader
2.0
At least the title doesnt lie; there really only will be a little chaos meagerly injected into a classically stuffy genre.
Metro New York
3.1
And yet sometimes the cake just doesnt rise.Its not Winslets fault; her Sabine is a smart, soulful heroine whos unfortunately hampered by a tragic bac ..
Seattle Times
4.0
But any quibbles are of little concern in what amounts to a hugely enjoyable display.
Sky
2.0
The film is nicely shot, Rickman can still arch an eyebrow and the costumes and furniture are all very nice to look at.But thrill seekers may want to ..
Daily Star
3.1
Dramatically, however, the film is a hit and miss melange of inspired material and blown opportunities.
Sf Examiner
2.0
Still, its probably too much to hope that A Little Chaos signals the end of the drought of good roles for aging actresses.
Sf Weekly
2.5
Audiences equally passionate about costume dramas and gardening might find this thrilling.
Am Ny
3.0
A Little Chaos should be about a lowly but talented young womans penetration of the gender and social barriers of the 17th century but in essence it i ..
Film Ireland
3.0
How to describe that thing where you thoroughly enjoy watching something that is neither objectively good, nor enjoyably bad
The Film Experience
3.0
Somehow a modern dramatic sensibility in this context means there is no edge or thrill.
Iol Co Za
4.5
Oh, but theres one surprise to these pleasant, predictable proceedings.
Seattle Weekly
2.5
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Enfil Me
3.5
If the film overall never quite works up a full head of steam, it still has enough to recommend it for viewing on a lazy summers day.
Daily Public
3.0
Winslet is good, chewing on real emotion and leading a very strong cast, even if her scenes with the dishy Schoenaerts lack a certain flair.
The Canberra Times
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