Chapter 27 Reviews

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Metascore ®: 43
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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.

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The Hollywood Reporter | Duane Byrge

High praise to the cast and crew. Jared Leto is mesmeric as the bloated, deranged Chapman. It's a brilliantly measured performance, evincing the tale of a madman through his own awful rhyme and reason.

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San Francisco Chronicle | Joel Selvin

An uncomfortable ride.

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The New York Times | Matt Zoller Seitz

Except for Judah Friedlander?s earthy, funny work as a paparazzo, most of the performances are vague and dull, including Lindsay Lohan?s supporting turn as a fictional Beatles fan who befriends Mr. Chapman.

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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.

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Variety | Dennis Harvey

Jared Leto gained some 70 pounds. Seemingly following his lead, the pic itself is heavy, lethargic, and exasperating.

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The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan Rabin

Perhaps the harshest criticism that can be directed at Chapter 27 is that it's awful even for a late-period Lindsay Lohan movie. 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.

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boycottchapter27 | 05/16/2006 01:00 AM Notify

Terrible

"How can the people involved in this movie stomach themselves?www.BoycottChapter27.org"

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