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.
Chapter 27
He came to New York to meet John Lennon... and the world changed forever.
2007 · 1h 24m · R
Crime, Drama
Directed by
J.P. Schaefer
Overview
A film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Chapter 27 just makes you feel bad for, and about, everybody -- including the wretched souls who made the thing.
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.
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.
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.
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