Chopper (2000)
Directed by Andrew Dominik
The true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of crime, interest in violence, drugs and prostitutes.
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…but as we see this done in the film of the same subjects "Chopper" REALLY we do not gain any new insight or experience anything result of creative expression from watching this film.
His performance is on par with Eric Bana's fantastic transformation in "Chopper" (2000).
Bronson, while visually striking and with a powerful, dominating soundtrack, lacks the character and story development of its Australian counterpart Chopper.
Prior to that, he made two woefully underseen Brad Pitt dramas ( Killing Them Softly, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) after his Aussie breakthrough, Chopper .
New Zealand born filmmaker Andrew Dominik (“Killing Them Softly”/”Chopper”) is director and writer of this amazing to look at but too limited of a fictional biopic on Marilyn (June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962).
Dominik, the director, began his career with the fine Chopper in 2000, although I’ve always found his subsequent film, 2007’s The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford , wildly overrated, and just as slow and boring as Blonde.
Throughout all of his feature films (“Chopper,” “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” “Killing Them Softly”), as well as documentaries (“One More Time with Feeling” and “This Much I Know to Be True”), Dominik has showcased his knack for subjectivity.
Making all this more difficult to digest is the self-consciously artistic style that Australian filmmaker Dominik, who made his reputation with the super-kinetic action film "Chopper," has unexpectedly adopted.
It is Dominik's second, and has a great deal in common with his good first film, " Chopper " (2001).
This is only the second film Dominik has made, and the first since 2000's "Chopper," which was as forceful and blatant as "The Assassination of Jesse James" is subtle and elegant.
New Zealand director Andrew Dominik ("Chopper") adapts Ron Hansen's novel and produces a quintessential work of the American Western genre.
Impeccably shot, cast and directed, this is a truly impressive film from sophomore writer-director Andrew Dominik (whose previous credit was the 2000 Aussie crime drama Chopper), but suffers from an unfortunate case of elephantiasis.
Bana unfortunately is not even in the same time zone as his career defining performances of Chopper and Munich.
If you've never seen " Chopper ," you should definitely seek it out -- it's a tremendous performance (akin to Tom Hardy 's take in " Bronson ").