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AGENT OF CHAOS
by pat

Ashton Kutcher. Kelso. Dumbass. That's how I see the guy. I can't help it. It's like Woody Harrelson. What does everybody think of him now? They may think of his political speeches, or THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, maybe NATURAL BORN KILLERS. Think back, though, to when he was on CHEERS. He was Woody Boyd. The assumption was that he was one of these actors so dumb, he had to have the same name as his character so he wouldn't miss his cues. Turns out he played dumb really well. Maybe almost damagingly well.

Kutcher's career looks pretty dumb up until now. DUDE WHERE'S MY CAR? I liked it for what it was, but in general it got terrible reviews. Tons of people hated it. Tons that helped it pull in triple its budget. JUST MARRIED was a huge hit for some reason. He knew to keep playing dumb. Now he makes a movie (he executive produced this one) where he's a straight A psychology student who has to show nearly every range of emotion through the course of the film. Does he succeed? More than I ever would've guessed, but not 100%. It's not enough to hurt what is a really friggin' creepy movie.

Kutcher plays Evan, a guy with a very messed up childhood full of odd tragedies, psychologic distress, and random blackouts. Things get worse and worse, then suddenly stop. Life moves on, and Evan, now in college, reminisces a little about how much better things are. Unfortunately, he starts to go back into those moments he blacked out, and not only learns a=some things he never knew happened, but finds he can change them. Every change has a major effect on the world around him, but he retains the life memory of every life through every change.

The first half hour or so (which actually, save for a quick sequence to let you know you're in the right theater, doesn't contain Kutcher) is some of the most messed up stuff I've seen in a horror movie that didn't come from Lions Gate. I don't know who at New Line grew a pair, but they grew 'em large. I'm not easy to shock. A good surprise twist comes along every so often. Several times over I found myself thinking "They aren't gonna..." and "They did not just..." There's some pretty oogy stuff throughout, really. Not much gore, though. It isn't needed.

The rest of the film paces itself very well, slowing down, picking up, and putting your emotions in the wringer at all of the right key moments. Occasionally a spot of dialogue might be too clearly exposition for my tastes, but any complaints I have are nitpick to qualify this as a review. Unlike Evan, if I could go back, I wouldn't change a thing.
"You have mesh marks on your face."
EVAN KEPT TRYING TO HIT 9 TO DIAL OUT

"The coffee's good here, if you like Opposite Sketches."
GREASY SPOONS ARE BAD FOR HEROIN

This bugs me more than the Demi thing.
KUTCHER GETS SMART! ZING!

"C'mon! Allan Funt never got beat down!"
INSERT PUNK'D JOKE