Review of Chapter 27 (2007) by Haley A — 09 Aug 2008
As much as I want to love this film, it's just too much of a mess to allow me to do so. Following Mark David Chapman around for the three days prior his killing of John Lennon should be much more interesting and intriguing that this turned out to be.
Jared Leto makes an amazing transition from his usual "pretty boy" roles to the awkward, creepy psychopath; it almost parallels De Niro's in "Raging Bull". His performance is the only thing that can pull you to watch the entire film, as well as a nice supporting, but small role from Lindsay Lohan.
The script is really dull, and needed a lot of work. I also felt like the writers and directors weren't sure how to make this film. It's like somebody wanted to do a documentary "day-in-the-life-of" style, another person wanted to do an artsy indie film, and another wanted to do a psychological thriller.
The mesh of those doesnt' work so well, because it's makes the film really unbalanced. The parallelism to "Catcher In The Rye" was a good aspect of the film, and it should've been played on a lot more.
Overall, it's an interesting film due to Leto's transformation and performance, but needed a lot of to make it a great film.
This review of Chapter 27 (2007) was written by Haley A on 09 Aug 2008.
Chapter 27 has generally received mixed reviews.
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