IMDB visitor comments on Chapter 27 and NO DEAL from Berlin

Here's a little sampling of the comments posted by visitors to IMDB - Chapter 27

Just caught the world premiere at Sundance tonight. At the Question and Answer with the director and lead actor of Chapter 27, the audience asked two categories of questions. Either, "what drove you to make this movie" and "what did you learn about Chapman that is not already known" on one hand or "how many pounds did Jared Lito gain/lose to play the part" on the other. The actor Jared had more to say about the hardship of the physical aspects of this role than the director Jared had to say about the "why" of the movie other than some vague attempt to humanize Mark David Chapman and to show that his motivation apparently came from his sick adherence to the words of John Lennon and Salinger's Catcher In The Rye.

But such is already common knowledge gleaned from any standard article written about Chapman's murder of Lennon along with his last few days up until the shooting. The director admitted to no contact from the Lennon family or even with Chapman himself--why humanize someone you don't even care to meet? So, the audience wondered, what was the point? No wonder the most interesting thing to the audience the film was Jared the actor's weight commitment to the role.
Excellent acting throughout, especially Ms. Lohan's work, and solid technical film-making. But nothing interesting, thoughtful, insightful, exposing or illuminating to see.
A film about a madman causing pain and grief to a someone and their family, or in this case to millions worldwide, that sheds light as to how such person got to such a state is one thing, but one that that does nothing but execute a common knowledge play-by-play of the killer's last few days, a "Passion of the Chapman" if you will--and even that gives this film too much credit--does not seem to have a reason except possibly dull sensationalism. I say dull because, if not, wouldn't such a film have been made over twenty years ago?
A well done, well acted wasteful drag of a movie.
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I saw the Sundance premiere of Chapter 27, and I want 2 hours of my life back. The film gives no insight in to the killer, or why he did what he did. Jared Leto put on a ton of weight for this film (he lets you know it by spending too much time in his saggy white underpants, Ugh). Lindsay Lohan's character was nonexistent, so much so that you wonder why she was in the film at all. Besides the character of Chapman, no one else is on screen long enough for you to care or have interest in them and after about 20 min the story doesn't tell us anything new about Chapman's character. The most interesting part of the film is that Mark Chapman (no relation) played John Lennon and having that be the most interesting thing about your film is sad.
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There is not much that could be said for this awful misfire of a film. The sadly untalented Leto is thrust upon the screen, and at the viewers, in a performance that is so bad it isn't even worth laughing at. It's as if Leto was attempting to play Travis Bickle via Forrest Gump. The Direction was also flawed, and relayed too much on Scorsese's Classic Taxi Driver, but I give him credit for addressing the stoic audience at the Sundance Premiere during the post screening Q&A. I hope he has learned from the mistakes on this picture, and is able to deliver something more impressive his next time around. I'm trying to be generous. Lindsey Lohan was the one shining light in an otherwise unwatchable film.

Just a little comment regarding Chapter 27 at the Berlin Film Festival....STILL NO DEAL!!!!
PEACE ARCH ENTERTAINMENT will NOT get a distribution deal for Chapter 27!!!!!

F...Jackie and Stuttering John
Hiiiii Fred