Review of Chapter 27 (2007) by Keaton P — 18 Nov 2009

A look into the billowing psychosis of a obsessive personality has never been portrayed in more of an unrealistic light. Maybe that's a hyperbole, but you get the point. Leto takes the methods of Adler and Co.

and decides to disregard them completely. His portrayal of Chapman is nothing more than a Halloween costume on a smiling child's frame. With his notes seemingly coming from a group of over acting charmers, he comes across as a mere dress up of impersonated reality.

I don't know where the director was during the filming of this, but I have a suspicion he was on his knees for a good majority of the time. The cast also includes Lindsey Lohan. I guess they were hoping the fans of Herby Fully Loaded would perhaps pay to see this also.

If I were them I would stick to the possessed car, it carries more truth than this film could ever hope to. With all of these things going against it, they did happen to do one thing correct. The visual is worthy of praise, even if the film is at home in a furnace.

They capture the New York city streets with a delicate understanding. The use of color gives the film a feel similar to Gordon Willis slight sepia tones employed with Coppola's masterpieces. Even with this breathtaking use of shot, the film can not overcome it's tremendous faults.

Chapter 27 is in its entirety a gold coated pigeon feather, for a while it is interesting, but after the honeymoon you find yourself with a rash and a case of bed bugs.