Chronicle Review

Chronicle

Release Date: 2nd February 2012 - Australia

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Davis Entertainment

Dune Entertainment (made in association with)

Distribution

20th Century Fox Australia

Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller

Rating: M

Runtime: 83 minutes

                89 minutes

                (Director's Cut) 

Budget: $12,000,000

Box Office Gross: $126,636,097 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary

Three ordinary high school

classmates make an

incredible discovery when

they find a mysterious

substance that suddenly

grants them superpowers.

These newfound abilities

change their lives for the

better.

At first, they use their

powers to prank each other

and their surroundings,

but gradually, they gain

confidence and learn to

control their abilities,

allowing them to take on

more challenging tasks.

Their newfound sense of

immortality and immunity

will compel them to assess

their morals and determine

where to cross the line and

how far they will go.

Cast

Alex Russell - Matt Garetty

Dane DeHaan - Andrew Detmer

Michael B. Jordan - Steve Montgomery

Michael Kelly - Richard Detmer

Ashley Hinshaw - Casey Letter

Anna Wood - Monica

Bo Petersen - Karen Detmer
Anna Wood - Monica
Rudi Malcolm - Wayne
Luke Tyler - Sean
Crystal-Donna Roberts - Samantha
Adrian Collins - Costly
Grant Powell - Howard

Armand Aucamp - Austin
Nicole Bailey - Cala

Lynita Crofford - Casey's Mom

Royston Stoffels - Pharmacist

Patrick John Walton - Park Ranger

Lance Elliot - Police Officer

Nadine Suliaman - School Flyer Girl

Pierre Malherbe - Police Detective

Joe Vaz - Michael Ernesto

Matthew Dylan Roberts - Ernesto's Neighbour

Allen Irwin - Redneck Trucker

Chelsea King - Girl in Window

Francois Coetzee - Thug #3

Hendrik Kotze - Priest

Matt Adler - Newscaster

Robert Clotworthy - Newscaster

Daisy Torme - Karen Detmer (Voice)

Chrystee Paris - Samantha (Voice)

Daniel Booko - Costly (Voice)

Byron Thames - Howard (Voice)

Matt Nolan - Austin (Voice)

Charles L. Campbell - Pharmacist (Voice)

Popeye Vogelsgang - Park Ranger (Voice)

Steve Kramer - Police Officer (Voice)

Ashley Peldon - School Flyer Girl (Voice)

Paul Pape - Priest (Voice)

Jeff Fischer - Thug #3 (Voice)

Vanessa Lee - Waitress (Director's Cut) 

Crew

Story/Director - Josh Trank

Story/Screenplay - Max Landis
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -

James Dodson
Producers - John Davis and Adam Schroeder

Casting Director - Ronna Kress
Production Designer - Stephen Altman

Supervising Art Director - Johnny Breedt

Art Director - Patrick O'Connor

Concept Artist - Jason Human

Set Decorator - Fred Du Perez

Costume Designer - Diane Cilliers

Head Makeup and Hair - Megan Tanner

Special Makeup Effects Artist - Toby Lindala

Prosthetics Supervisor - Robert John Carlisle
Director of Photography - Matthew Jensen

Location Manager - Robert Bentley

First Assistant Director: Vancouver Unit - Jim Brebner

Stunt Coordinator - Kerry Gregg

Stunt Supervisor - Franz Spilhaus

Special Effects Supervisor - Mickey Kirsten

Visual Effects Supervisor - Simon Hansen

Visual Effects Supervisor: Atmosphere,

Cape Town - Robert Habros
Visual Effects Supervisor: Rhythm & Hues -

Raymond Chen

Visual Effects Producer - Kathy Chasen-Hay

Visual Effects Art Director: Rhythm & Hues -

Chris Grun

Digital Supervisor: Rhythm & Hues - Will Telford

Animation Supervisor: Rhythm & Hues -

Chad Shattuck

Editor - Elliot Greenberg

Supervising Sound Editor - Kelly Oxford

Sound Designers - Karen Triest and

Tim Walston

Re-Recording Mixers - Joe Barnett

and Tony Lamberti

Foley Artists - Jeffrey Wilhoit and

James Moriana
Music Supervisor - Andrea von Foerster

Review

Before Josh Trank moved to Hollywood, where he gained notoriety with the unsuccessful, if not tedious, reboot of Fantastic Four, he made his directorial debut with the found footage movie CHRONICLE, which he filmed in 2012. It remains an absolute one-hit wonder in his promising and doomed career. The director was new, young, and fresh to Hollywood and had not brought his latest, failed dark interpretation of Marvel's beloved superhero team to the big screen. The film's subject was not a typical superhero movie. It is about three teenagers who gain superpowers, and none of whom are interested in saving the world. CHRONICLE should have been a hit for director Josh Trank, who is more suited to producing pictures on a small scale than doing big-budget projects. He is much like M. Night Shyamalan, whose repetitiveness and stylistic changes led to disappointing movies like The Happening and The Last Airbender.

CHRONICLE introduced new stars such as Dane DeHaan and Michael B. Jordan, who have since become consistent performers. DeHaan was an extraordinarily talented young actor whose portrayal of the character who soon falls on his dark side is arguably better than his own Harry Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man sequel. The film appears as if the actors were holding the camera while filming it with a video camcorder. It is shaking and moving all over the place. Much as you would see in a documentary or a horror feature, this camera adds a sense of realism and grittiness.

This movie is surprisingly watchable and thrilling. If you want to see this great picture, give it a chance.

Star rating: (8/10) Very Good Movie

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