Review of Chapter 27 (2007) by K J E — 05 Mar 2010

Bad movie but I have to say Jared Leto does give a good performance, maybe his best yet. But the movie just lacked. It never really explained why he killed Lennon, just mad him look mentally ill.

This review of Chapter 27 (2007) was written by K J E on 05 Mar 2010.

Chapter 27 has generally received mixed reviews.

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04.11 Damn Jared Leto was just amazing in this, its just too bad the movie sucked. Did he win any awards…

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By Cheetah J (56) on 09 Jul 2011

Another NO COMMENT movie, god lindsay lohan can be really really a fuck up in 99% of her movies. just NO MORE COMMENT…

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By Emily H (749) on 28 Jul 2010

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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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