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Chapter 27
Directed by
Jarrett Schaefer
2007
84m
R
Drama
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Biography
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Crime
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5.6
18%
37%
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A film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon.
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Cast of Chapter 27
Jared Leto
Mark David Chapman
Lindsay Lohan
Nancy Pitman
Judah Friedlander
Paul
Ursula Abbott
Jeri
Mark Lindsay Chapman
John Lennon
Mariko Takai
Yoko Ono
Michael Sirow
Joseph
Kate Higgins
Gloria
Jeane Fournier
Prostitute
Brian O'Neill
Patrick
Jamie Tirelli
Jose
Roy Milton Davis
Homeless Man
Chuck Cooper
Cabbie
Le Clanché du Rand
Helen
Dan Schultz
Steve
Chapter 27 Reviews
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
By the end of this modest, strange venture, Leto made me believe it was worth being forced to hang out on the sidewalk with this man, if only to get a creeping sense of what that might've been like.
Chicago Sun-Times
Jim Emerson
Chapter 27 just makes you feel bad for, and about, everybody -- including the wretched souls who made the thing.
New York Post
Kyle Smith
Leto, who gained poundage for the role, keeps taking his shirt off just to make it clear that he is the latest in a long line of actors to confuse daily patronage of the local doughnut shop with intensive actorly preparation.
San Francisco Chronicle
Joel Selvin
The film is impressively mounted and Schaefer has made a directorial debut of distinction, but it is an uncomfortable ride from the opening scenes of Chapman arriving in New York to the inevitable, inexorable final scene.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
Leto's drawling, blotchy, creepy performance sets it apart.
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
There are cheesy special effects and even cheesier gags, and the schmaltz eventually piles on neck-deep.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Chapter 27 is far from flawless, but Leto disappears inside this angry, mouth-breathing psycho geek with a conviction that had me hanging on his every delusion.
AV Club
Nathan Rabin
It might even be bad enough to inspire Catcher author J.D. Salinger to break his decades of public silence to speak out against this high-camp fiasco.
New York Times
Matt Zoller Seitz
Any film that dares attempt a nonjudgmental portrait of John Lennon's assassin would most likely be accused of tastelessness, but in the case of Chapter 27 the charges are justified.
Austin Chronicle
Josh Rosenblatt
Despite all his obvious effort and admirable Stanislavskian immersion, his Chapman is pure cinematic affectation, a compendium of great movie madmen of the past.
Premiere Magazine
Glenn Kenny
Visually ugly, morally non-existent and a complete black hole in the departments of insight and wit, Chapter 27 is quite possibly the most godawful, irredeemable film to yet emerge in the 21st century.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
his drama, about the three days leading up to the murder, never overcomes its inherent ghoulishness, largely because Chapman, like so many mentally ill people, is a huge bore.
The Deadbolt
Brian Tallerico
Imagine hanging out in the head of a psychotic, indefensible loser for 80 minutes and getting nothing worth remembering or admiring in return.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
This is a very tough film to watch, especially for Beatles fans that worshipped Lennon, but it does provide a thought-provoking take on the inner workings of Mark David Chapman's twisted mind.
Observer
Rex Reed
Even if you are only moderately curious about the events that led up to the pointless death of a musical icon, I think you'll find it a film of arm-twisting fascination.
Village Voice
Ed Gonzalez
This misbegotten psychological portrait eagerly foregrounds Leto's excess blubber and histrionic blather, delivered like bad improv outside the Dakota building.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Don't hammer this film for trying to get inside the head of Mark David Chapman before he shot John Lennon outside the rock legend's New York apartment on December 8th, 1980. Hammer it instead for failing to do so with any depth or insight.
Hollywood Reporter
Duane Byrge
Chapter 27 is a smart attempt to distill the twisted psychology and motivation of Mark David Chapman, which we've all superficially gleaned through mass-media reports and intermittent updates on Chapman's incarceration.
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager
At one point, Chapman confesses that he doesn't enjoy the movies because they're "so goddamn phony," and with regard to the superficial, ugly-as-dirt Chapter 27, he's right on the money.
Variety
Dennis Harvey
In order to play John Lennon's assassin Mark David Chapman, actor Jared Leto gained some 70 pounds. Seemingly following his lead, the pic itself is heavy, lethargic, and exasperating.
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