Review of The Killing of John Lennon (2007) by Louisa T — 25 Apr 2008

A weird film about a weird man.

Mark David Chapman has been in jail for 27 years, kill the bastard. He's never coming out anyway!

This review of The Killing of John Lennon (2007) was written by Louisa T on 25 Apr 2008.

The Killing of John Lennon has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Meg J (45) on 29 Oct 2008

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By Miranda P (455) on 18 Sep 2008

Good insight into the mind of Mark Chapman and the reasoning as to why he killed Lennon…

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By Paul W (1,226) on 07 Feb 2009

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By Marco C (279) on 07 Aug 2010

Mark David Chapman has been in solitary confinement since 1981, (a 6 by 10' cell, to be precise) he truly is insane…

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By Hani H (345) on 28 Feb 2009

Well when u read the plot synopsis.......you expect somthing heart taking, but what you see is much less…

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By Kimberley G (11) on 14 Aug 2008

This film was not as good as I expected.its quite slow,but interesting at the same time.i did think they would have included more original…

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By Kimberly H (211) on 04 Sep 2008

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