Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary
criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in
prison. His book, "From the Inside", upon which the film is based, was a
best-seller.
Erica Bana excels as the likeable yet violent character of Chopper, and after I saw actual footage of Mark Read in the DVD extras, it's clear how well he manages to mimic his mannerisms and persona.
As the film follows various points of his life, it's unsure as to whether many of the events actually happened or whether our psychotic hero is just not "letting the truth get in the way of a good yarn". However, if even a quarter of what he's depicted getting up to is fact, then it's no surprise that he made such a name for himself in Australia. Featuring an ear scene that would make Michael Madsen wince, Chopper is brutal, funny and uses interesting techniques to tell the odd tale of an unlikely success.
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