Review of Chapter 27 (2007) by Lorraine W — 09 May 2010

Jared Leto is awesome in this film. Dont know why critics panned it? Storyline maybe?

This review of Chapter 27 (2007) was written by Lorraine W on 09 May 2010.

Chapter 27 has generally received mixed reviews.

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Had seen the cover of this many times, but only after watching The Killing of John Lennon and reading this was supposed to be better did I…

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By Kori G (60) on 04 Oct 2010

I can't believe this film got such bad reviews, because it was missing only one thing as far as I can tell, which is perhaps a bit more background…

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By Damion R (77) on 21 Aug 2010

Chapter 27 is about Mark David Chapman and what he did in the last three days before he shot John Lennon 4 times in December 1980…

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By Jessica D (420) on 26 Jan 2012

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By Ryan D (1,234) on 09 May 2012

This movie is quite uncomfortable, and pretty much revolves around Mark David Chapman asking himself the same questions over and over and there…

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By Tracy F (421) on 21 May 2012

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By Connor A (86) on 31 Jul 2014

Though Leto's performance is to be commended, there's just too much psychological phenomenon that occurred in the real Mark Chapman's mind…

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By Saivur E (25) on 05 Sep 2010

Leto er perfekt I rollen som Chapman. Man sitter med en uggen foelelse fra begynnelse til slutt…

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By Curtis F (58) on 23 Jan 2011

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