Tom HollandandDaisy Ridleyare two young stars in the prime of their careers. Holland has been our Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man for almost a decade now, while Ridley has been killing it in some small genre gems after headlining Disney’sStar Warssequel trilogy wrapped up in 2019. That has includedSometimes I Think About DyingandMagpie. However, the pair also starred inChaos Walking. The film was a box office bomb, but you may now watch this YA adaptation for free.
Chaos Walkingis now streaming on Tubi. The 2021 film bolsters a ton of star power. Alongside Holland and Ridley, the ensemble includedMads Mikkelsen(Casino Royale),Nick Jonas(Jumanji),Cynthia Erivo(Wicked),David Oyelowo(Selma) andDemián Bichir(The Nun). Yet that didn’t draw many moviegoers as the filmonly made $26.5 million worldwideon a $100 million budget. That also had a lot to do with the negative reception of the film.Chaos Walkingcurrently has an abysmal 21% critic rating onRotten Tomatoes. However, the audience’s score is much higher at a fresh 71%.
What’s ‘Chaos Walking’ About?
Based on the novelThe Knife of Never Letting GobyPatrick Ness,Chaos Walkingfollows Todd Hewitt (Holland) after discovering a girl named Viola (Ridley).She crash-lands on a planet where all the women have disappeared, while the remaining men have been affected by “the Noise”. This makes all their thoughts be heard out loud. Viola’s presence is deemed a threat, but Todd makes the critical decision of protecting her at all cost.Chaos Walkinghad a lot of things going against it. First off, when it was released in the spring of 2021, movie theaters were still recovering from the pandemic and the average movie watcher was extremely picky about what they went to see. This made it a guarantee that the film was going to lose money. Another thing that didn’t win many people over was the look of the film. Thanks to the success ofThe Hunger Games, the 2010s were flooded with futuristic YA adaptations that usually fell short of expectations. This included theDivergenceandThe Maze Runnerseries.Chaos Walkingappeared to be a holdover from a different time in the industry. Lastly, the production ofChaos Walkingwas troubled to say the least. The film was originally going to be released in 2019 before it was delayed several times with the story being plagued with reshoots. This was because the original cut wasdeemed “unwatchable”and the original director,Doug Liman(Edge of Tomorrow), was reportedly replaced byFede Álvarez(Alien: Romulus) during those reshoots. It’s one of the messier productions in recent memory, but maybe this free opportunity to watch it will giveChaos Walkinga second chance at life.
‘Chaos Walking’ Lives Up to Its Name
Before you join Holland and Daisy in thisfuturistic action-adventure, you can view the trailer forChaos Walkingbelow. The film is also readily available on Blu-ray and can be rented on popular VOD platforms like Fandango at Home.
Chaos Walking
