'Chaos Walking' movie review | The Young Folks
Chaos Walking is upon us. Really, this time. Really. And yet, after all the second chances in the forms of delays and touch-ups from Fede Álvarez, the latest from Doug Liman is a bore. Unpleasant time-drainer. It’s what Manchee (two border terriers, Lamborghini and Winston) needed when he first appeared, which is— OK, hush. Hush! Control. Control. Whoosah. Keeping calm is the key to conquer Chaos Walking, for if the liberties taken to adapt Patrick Ness’ layered novel—the first of three—to the screen don’t get you, the directorial detachment and consistent dullness will. It’...