jdtoyshow Chapter 27 stars Jared Leto as Mark David Chapman, the murderer of John Lennon. Recently, I've gotten more into the Beatles, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon himself. Everyone knows about the murder, but not the story behind it. Chapter 27 does a terrific job telling the story. The only Jared Leto movie I've ever really seen was Suicide Squad and, hate me as you will, I was pretty impressed. Jared does NOT disappoint in this movie. I've seen interviews with Chapman, and Leto completely nailed it. I never thought I'd say this, but Lindsay Lohan was really good! This movie is a true masterpiece. It may not be the complete truth, but it gives you the story. Jared Leto's Mark David Chapman feels like a real person, not a character. This is one of the best biopics I've ever seen. Chapter 27 isn't supposed to be fun or a good time...it's putting you into the mind of the sick-man that is Mark David Chapman. You listen to the tortured, obsessive, thoughts as he rambles on and on. The script is written terrifically. The editing really fits the story.John Lennon's murder is one of the saddest things I've ever heard, and I'll run you through it briefly: Mark David Chapman was abused as a kid. He turned to music to seek refuge from the real world. Who'd he listen to? The Beatles. He began to fantasize about having king-like power over a group of imaginary "little people" who lived in the walls of his bedroom. Over time, Chapman developed a series of obsessions, including the novel: The Catcher in the Rye, and the Beatles' front-man, John Lennon. Though Chapman idolized Lennon, he turned against The Beatles after becoming a Christian. He was angered at Lennon's comment saying that they were "more popular than Jesus.", a comment Lennon apologized for a few days later. Chapman also said that he had a hit list of people in mind, including David Bowie, Johnny Carson, Elizabeth Taylor, and more, but John Lennon seemed to be the easiest to find. Mark flew into New York in December 1980, intending to kill Lennon. Around 10:50 p.m., the Lennons' limousine returned to the Dakota, where they were staying. Lennon and Ono got out, passed Chapman and walked toward the entrance of the building. He softly called out "Mr. Lennon.", Chapman fired, and dropped into a crouched position. Five shots were fired from a .38 special revolver, four of which hit Lennon in the back and left shoulder, puncturing the left lung and left subclass artery. Chapman remained at the scene, reading The Catcher in the Rye, until the police arrived. John Winston Lennon was pronounced dead 11:07 p.m. at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center.The movie in no way glorifies Chapman. He is presented as the pathetic loser, as he actually was. Coincidentally, Mark Chapman plays John Lennon. No, this is not a joke. Chapter 27 won't meet everyone's taste. It accomplishes its job, a disturbing look into the life of Mark David Chapman.

SnoopyStyle It's December 1980. Mark David Chapman (Jared Leto) arrives from Hawaii to stay at the YMCA. He's obsessed with former Beatle John Lennon and starts staking out his New York home at The Dakota. He befriends Lennon fan Jude (Lindsay Lohan) and paparazzi Paul (Judah Friedlander). In a couple of days, he would shoot and kill Lennon outside of The Dakota.One can't deny Jared Leto gained a ton of weight and fully commits to this role. He gets full marks for the attempt. It's a tough watch. His slow droning narration is tiring and I'm not a big fan of narrations in general anyways. The story itself is a meandering walk in the mind of a mad man. Leto is fearless and it will win him an Oscar later on. It's too bad his performance is wrapped around something so flat.

classicsoncall I've only seen Jared Leto in two film roles, "Dallas Buyers Club" and now this one. Two more diametrically opposed movie characters would be hard to come up with. Leto puts a lot into his craft and he's to be commended for a job well done here. He captured I think, the essence of a tortured soul who found expression in the murder of a music icon. Based on only my knowledge of the events reported in the news at the time and on what I've read about Mark David Chapman following his capture, the movie seemed to offer a fairly accurate representation of Chapman's convoluted thinking in his quest for notoriety. His lapses into and out of paranoia and obsession turned deadly on the night of December 8th, 1980, and for anyone around at the time, the shot that killed Lennon reverberated around the world in much the same manner as the ones that felled the Kennedys and Martin Luther King. I don't agree with a handful of reviewers who lament the movie as a glorification of Chapman, that just seems convoluted to me. A representation of historical fact tastefully done can help educate entire new generations of people who hadn't even been born yet, and act as an impetus for further research for those so inclined.

max-saunders this film is very hard to review. i watched it because i think Jared Leto is a very good actor and i was fascinated by the story of the murder of John Lennon as i have heard of the name Mark David Chapman so many times in my life.. overall this film has very bad reviews but i think people don't like it because the film itself has sympathy for Mark David Chapman. i think that this film was a disturbing and unnerving account of the lead up to John Lennon's death and i thought it was quite good. Jared Leto's performance for me is outstanding in this film and was one of the reasons why i kept my eye on the screen, without Leto this film wouldn't have fascinated me as much. as a piece in itself its pretty good the dialogue is OK and the directing is alright but nothing special.i would possibly see this film again but only because of Leto's performance. if you like Leto see this film. it is quite fascinating but the film is very dark and very disturbing more so than i expected. the film really makes you visualise how this man killed John Lennon and how he was just a complete psychopath. but this film doesn't answer the question why because there is no answer to why John Lennon was murdered. i would rate this film 6.5-7 out of 10. its good but nothing special.