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65 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

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  • Starring: Eric Bana, Simon Lyndon
  • Summary: A bold, blackly comic character study about a self-proclaimed "national icon" Mark 'Chopper' Read. A multi-sided examination of the pathology of a complex and violent man, a man who becomes a cult figure thanks to a colourful imagination and a wicked, old-world sense of humour. (First Look Pictures)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: David Stratton
    90
    The director has managed the difficult feat of making a nonlinear film that contains a handful of almost unbearably suspenseful sequences, each one undercut by bizarre black humor.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    80
    Bana, who appears in nearly every shot, talking all the while, gives a remarkably mercurial performance.
  3. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    60
    This fictionalized, frequently stomach-churning biography of Australian criminal Mark Chopper Read features the most bloody ear-severing scene since "Reservoir Dogs."
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  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. ERG1008
    8
    Eric Bana as an Australian schizophrenic psychopath, writes a book whilst inside, flashbacks, gains national notoriety. Good dialogue, intense, amusing & good fun throughout. I couldn't believe this was Eric Bana at times!! Really convincing performance by the big fella.… Expand
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