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22 utilisateurs sur 27 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile :
Moderately successful chase movie, 2 août 2003
Auteur : Amy Adler de Toledo, Ohio

Eddie (Keanu Reeves) works on a scientific team that is searching for low-cost energy sources that are good for the environment, too. One day, it seems that such a discovery has been made. Soon after, however, the chief scientist is murdered and the invention stolen. Eddie and fellow team member Dr. Lily Sinclair (Rachel Weisz) are suspects in the murder and are forced to go on the run. Naturally, the police and the FBI are in hot pursuit. Another team member Paul (Morgan Freeman) may have some secrets to hide as well. Will the truth come out and will the fleeing duo be captured?

This movie is mostly a chase picture and a moderately successful one. Much of the action is centered on the capture of Eddie and Lily. There is an impressive scene, for example, where Eddie is trying to avoid seizure by climbing a raised bridge. Unfortunately, not all of the scenes are as effective. The scientific elements are quickly rushed over, causing some confusion as to what has transpired. As for the romance between Reeves and Weisz, it is nicely subdued. It's there but only manifests itself in a few embraces. Although the ending is quite exciting, the overall effect of the movie as an action flick is only partly realized. There are some missing plot elements that would have raised it to a higher level. Recommended as a fairly good action motion picture; Reeves fans, certainly, will enjoy it.

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25 utilisateurs sur 35 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile :
enjoyable, 22 août 1999

Auteur : smoothie73 de atlanta, ga

After viewing this film on homevideo,i decided for myself that this fugitive style film was worth adding into my personal collection of fun films.All action nuts should get a kick out of chain reaction mainly because this is what the film was made for and not to be correct in all of what goes on.Keanu reaves is a student machinist at a chicago university who is working with a genius of a professor that is finding a way to extract energy from plain water thru process of hydrogen.Keanu finds the frequency that makes the process work by mistake one night at home.After having a small celebration back at the university,he escorts his tipsy assistant Rachel Weise back to her apartment,but like the gentleman he is,he dosent take advantage of her and puts her to bed.Once he returns back to the building where the experiments were conducted,he finds utter chaos with the professor dead(suffocated) and the hydrogen machine going haywire.He finds a explosive device ready to go off at any minute,so keanu bolts away and heads for his motocycle.After only getting a few miles away,the bomb is detonated and takes out five city blocks in the process.Naturally,since he was the last one at the scene,Keanu is the prime suspect in the sabotage case.His only allies are now Rachel Weise and the mysterious business man portrayed by Morgan Freeman who no one can figure out which side he is really on Purist and filmstudents could pick this film apart as they usually do by noting a few continuity glitches and questioning how keanu could survive the explosion that took out five city blocks,but if he were to perish then and there folks,there could be no further development and the film ends there.Keep in mind this was made for the action buff and you wont mind the few glitches that occur in this film which i deem quite enjoyable by all but the picky few who dont really watch films for enjoyment and escapism.

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20 utilisateurs sur 26 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile :
Weird Science, 17 octobre 2000

Auteur : madshell de Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA

"Man and woman against the world!!" Okay, maybe it has been done into the ground, and it is the basis of today's and yesterday's rehashed thriller. The welcome difference that "Chain Reaction" gives is in its cast.

Morgan Freeman, Keanu Reeves (who's at his best in action) and Rachel Weisz make this film much more engaging to watch than it should be. Reeves and Weisz look fine together as Eddie and Lily, respectively, who are two college students accused of murdering one of their colleagues and stealing their economically and ecologically-friendly fuel project. They must run from the Law AND those who have framed them, or are they the same people?

Good on action!

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16 utilisateurs sur 22 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile :
Better than critics moo, 7 juillet 2001
Auteur : David Walker Stevens (dsteve15@earthlink.net)

Has the same improbability clause of other flicks in the same genre. Notwithstanding, Chain Reaction has excellent lighting and set design. There is overall a strong dependency on team acting and multiple scene rotations. This gives the film a docu-drama effect in the beginning. The fast paced scenes may obscure the plot for some. For me the cinemagraphic effects and acting are A-1. Obviously the writing and direction are good, or this film would not hold together at all, and it does. Because there is little character development, the focus is on scene development and approaching plot. This sort of editing technique and direction does not happen by chance and must be recognized as a valid concept. Most certainly a film with character and merit which can be enjoyed by those looking beyond a breadcrumb plot and a gingerbread house script. Good music score (odd, but good) with good sound effects. Forget the trailer, which has little or no correspondence to the film itself, or maybe it does. This is a rather strange film where one has to believe a group of people with unique ideas came together and produced a rather odd film with value. I enjoyed it.

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14 utilisateurs sur 20 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile :
Actually, 16 septembre 2004

Auteur : DreamPilot de Stockton, California

Actually, the above poster is incorrect. Reeves is a machinist in this movie who is helping the scientists build the parts not a scientist. And that matters in this movie because Reeves actually does pretty well for once as an actor.

The concept of the movie isn't a new one, an industrial-military conspiracy to control technology because the masses aren't "ready" to deal with it yet. Freeman actually played the most interesting character. He kind of flip-flops throughout the movie and you're not sure what to think of him until the final scene.

Regardless, it wasn't the best movie nor the worst movie ever made. Reeves acted pretty well and the writing was semi-believable. If you're looking for a fast paced movie that you don't have to think too much on - this movie isn't a bad rental to see.

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12 utilisateurs sur 20 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile :
Fast and exciting film that makes you think after watching., 6 février 2000

Auteur : The tyke

This film is fast and exciting. The story is about a scientist working at a University lab. to make renewable energy out of water. Upon succeeding, the plant explodes but not before Reeves returns to find one of the top researches suffocated. Upon investigation Reeves and Weiss are set up and the FBI are on their case. In seeking to find the truth, they uncover an undercover agency established by the Government that is so secret that top Officials at the White House are unaware of its activities, the FBI are unaware and the is no paperwork of its existence.

This film really gets you hooked and makes you think about what does really go on in the world.

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5 utilisateurs sur 7 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile :
Well I liked it., 26 février 2003
Auteur : Jamie (JJohns@cyberbay.net)

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Gee, I guess considering the reviews and the displeased comments, people didn't like this movie. Well, I did. Okay, (and there may be a spoiler or two) so movie fans out there have already seen this story line before: The Saint is one that easily comes to mind. And yes the plot and the ending are predictable, but it had a few twists and turns. We need the action and the explosions cause this is an action film. Now the love interest story didn't have to be used but, we always need a girl. But under the circumstances of the story, there was no time to establish the love story.

This movie for me was a character study. The characters in this film were well developed and convincing. The ambiguity of Morgan Freeman's character was interesting. For instance, I never knew where Morgan Freeman's character was coming from or what his intentions were with Keanu. And the elevator scene close to the end shocked me. And he was smoking his cigar the entire time. I liked seeing Keanu play a simple guy. Being a hero accidentally fell on his shoulders to me. When he and Rachael are running from the bad guys (whoever they were) and they go on the ice sled machine, he starts the machine up and it goes out of control for a minute. When she questions him, he replies "The best I can". Now I don't know about you but that's impressive for a man to be real and unsure of the shaky circumstances that were dealt.

Its rare seeing a hero in films react like that, just real and honest. They need to do a chain reaction of real non-macho protagonist characters like that in more films.

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6 utilisateurs sur 9 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile :
not really anything that we haven't seen before, 1 juin 2006

Auteur : Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) de Portland, Oregon, USA

Mostly, "Chain Reaction" is another action flick about some cool guy having to battle a bunch of seemingly invincible forces. In this case, Keanu Reeves gets framed for murder and has to go on the lam. In a way, it seems like this movie is just rehashing "The Fugitive" and "The Net". Still, I agree with a previous reviewer that the cast pretty much keeps this one afloat. Along with Reeves, there's Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward, Kevin Dunn, Brian Cox, Joanna Cassidy and Tzi Ma (most recently seen in "The Ladykillers").

So, it's nothing special, but passable. As Keanu Reeves often says in movies: "Whoa".

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4 utilisateurs sur 6 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile :
Fairly Decent Sci-Fi Actioneer, 20 août 2007

Auteur : jonathon_naylor de Manitoba, Canada

Despite the fact that it is instantly forgettable, CHAIN REACTION is a fairly decent sci-fi actioneer. The writers deserve to be commended for their original storyline, in which a scientific team discovers a low-cost fuel source reliant only on water. Naturally, evil capitalist forces are out to sabotage the project, and it's up to Eddie Kasalivich (Keanu Reeves in a slightly Bill-and-Ted-like performance) to save the day. The action and thrills are never first-rate, and things drag on a tad too long, but somehow, CHAIN REACTION is better than the sum of its parts. Twentieth Century Fox had high hopes for this $55-million would-be blockbuster, especially after Reeves' success two years earlier with SPEED, but it quickly faded from theaters, so it has a sort of a "forgotten film" appeal.

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4 utilisateurs sur 6 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile :
Action packed and fun!, 2 avril 2006

Auteur : Sherazade de Etats-Unis

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A lab technician (Keanu Reeves) and a doctor (Rachel Weisz) are framed for the murder of a scientist who develops a ground breaking pollution free energy plant. On the run for their lives, they meet a seemingly sinister tycoon (played to perfection by the incomparable Morgan Freeman) whom they can't seem to figure out whether or not he will help him of belongs on the team against them. For the year in which it was made, this is actually a very decent action thriller. The plot is solid and the twists and turns are completely welcome and fit in perfectly. Reeves who often fails prey to bad criticism actually shines here and is complimented perfectly by the flawless Weisz.

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