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Chopper

2000

Andrew Dominik

Eric Bana, Simon Lyndon, David Field, Dan Wyllie ...

6.3

2,810

Thriller "Chopper" is loosely based on the autobiography of career crim Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read, whose attention-seeking mix of psychotic violence and matey ingratiation made him an outcast even in the underworld and finally--with bizarre logic--turned him into a bestselling celebrity without any need for repentance and regeneration.

	Media	Author	Review
		Stephen Holden The New York Times	"Bana's Chopper is so scarily convincing that he makes you feel the eruptive force of each mood swing"
		David Stratton Variety	"The director has managed the difficult feat of making a nonlinear film that contains a handful of almost unbearably suspenseful sequences (...) A rewarding film experience."
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The film depends entirely on its casting, and in a comedian named Eric Bana the filmmakers have found, I think, a future star (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Xan Brooks The Guardian	"A rum little portrait that balances absurdist humour with sudden, shocking moments of violence"
		Andrew F Peirce The Curb	"This is a masterpiece of a film, a sign that Australian cinema can reach monstrous heights of glory"
		Mark Dinning Empire	"A superb first half, slightly let down by a freewheeling finale (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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