It might be the insomnia, but Ryan Reynolds is a terrific actor.  I just finished watching the movie Chaos Theory (2007), and I believe it has sneaked onto my top 5 list.

The Departed, Gladiator, and Inception still take the cake of course, but this is a different category of art altogether.  It doesn’t betray your expectations with twists like a Scorsese flick and it doesn’t blow your mind like Inception.  It’s more subtle:  It takes you by the hand and walks you through this plethora of emotions you never knew you had, then it sits you down, looks you in the eye, and speaks truth.  I’ll be honest, from the guy who did Van Wilder and Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place, I was not expecting this. Continue reading →