Review of Chopper (2012) by Mike B — 22 Jun 2015
A character portrait that absorbs, but ultimately disappoints. And with good reason: stripping away the cudly, loquacious exterior exposes the madman beneath. Every invitation to identify with the anti-hero protagonist is ultimately frustrated by his lack of coherent moral code.
Everything is amorphous in the most self-seeking/ -serving way imaginable. The only discernable pattern is a compulsive desire to recant his own impulses, both good and bad, for better or for worse, usually within seconds.
Every brutal act provokes immediate contrition; every apology begets a fresh outpouring of violence. The existence of a man like Chopper, the personification of pure capriciousness, unadulterated by any comforting suspiscion that the whole thing might be just ediface, a constructed and pretentious facade, is deeply unsettling.
The viewer will think twice before allowing him or herself become embroiled with the odd beligerant at the bar. You never know who you're dealing with, and Chopper upsets all calculations to the contrary.
This review of Chopper (2012) was written by Mike B on 22 Jun 2015.
Chopper has generally received positive reviews.
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