'CHAOS THEORY' IS CHAOTIC IN REALITY, TOO.(LA.COM) From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: April 11, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Daily News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Glenn Whipp

Film Critic

The erratic "Chaos Theory" revolves around an uptight efficiency expert who lays out his philosophy about 30 minutes into the movie:

"Those who cannot control whim are destined to be controlled by it."

You'd think somebody stirring this artificial concoction would have listened to that advice. "Chaos Theory" begins as a tepid romance, gains momentum when it turns to silly comedy and then abruptly shifts ...