Review of Chopper (2000) by Matthew P — 06 Nov 2013
In light of the recent passing of uncle chop chop I decided to revisit this movie having not watched it since I was about 12 (Bad parenting I know) and was not at all disappointed. Eric Bana leads an all australian cast who give this movie a real sense of authenticity.
Vince Colosimo and Simon Lyndon are standouts as Neville (Fucking) Bartos and the not so likeable junky Jimmy Loughnan but the accolades rightly go to Bana in one of the performances of his career. This movie is not without floors as the storyline somewhat misses the point as to why you make these movies in the first place.
Opportunities to really explore Mark Read's character and the underworld he immersed himself in are lost in a story that really just glorifies a criminal rather than explains him. In saying that I enjoyed this film and laughed out loud at some of "Choppers" psychotic one liners.
This review of Chopper (2000) was written by Matthew P on 06 Nov 2013.
Chopper has generally received positive reviews.
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