
Roger Ebert
(Bana) has a quality no acting school can teach and few actors can match: You cannot look away from him.
Full reviewEric Bana, in arguably his best performance, is Mark 'Chopper' Read - a violent, complex, cult-criminal, as Australian as a jolly swagman and self-proclaimed "national icon". This is based on the autobiography Read wrote whilst in prison serving a murder-sentence.
This black-comedy is the first film from New Zealand-born director Andrew Dominik, who later chronicled America's most famous outlaw in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
Less(Bana) has a quality no acting school can teach and few actors can match: You cannot look away from him.
Full reviewThe movie's lighthearted, nonjudgmental view of (Mark Read) smacks of nihilism.
Full reviewA curious, iconoclastic creature; a rum little portrait that balances absurdist humour with sudden, shocking moments of violence.
Full reviewChopper is more than a vehicle for Bana's extraordinary performance; it's an immaculately crafted masterpiece of Australian cinema...
Full reviewThough handsomely photographed and designed, the film doesn't really say much about Chopper or the cult of criminal celebrity.
Full reviewA final reel padded with extraneous exposition manages to somewhat dull an otherwise polished package.
Full reviewA movie too senseless and contrived to succeed as sociopathic comic opera, let alone as coherent character study.
Full reviewThe film is really much ado about very little because it takes no stand and gives little insight into Chopper's psyche...
Full reviewAlthough Dominick remains unresolved about his character, his wry take on the deification of criminals in a tabloid world is spot-on.
Full reviewDominik has a firmer grasp of place than narrative, just as he has a better grip on incident than character.
Full reviewChopper is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.
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