The type of gritty independent film that isnt made anymore, besides the odd self-conscious copycat. Chopper is still delightful cinematic anarchy, with Bana offering a masterful performance that he hasnt matched since.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 4, 2022

Chopper is an intriguing film, one that challenges the viewer through unpredictable, often excessive violence set against a palate of folksiness and sporadic black humour.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 29, 2022

Wisely, the film doesn't attempt to find a psychological explanation, instead playing it for black comedy.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 28, 2022

It’s violent and shocking, but darkly funny.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 25, 2022

This biographical drama about the exploits and prison years of the Australian criminal Mark “Chopper” Read, is a must watch for students of screen acting.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 25, 2022

Chopper is a great film.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 23, 2022

At the very least, if the movie has you asking "why would I even give this ugly excuse for a human being the time of day?", then it has truly done its job.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 29, 2021

The film ends on a surprisingly poignant note, making this film a car wreck worth ogling all the way through. If you like your prison dramas bloody and black with humor, this is for you.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 26, 2021

The film's strategic blend of comedy and cruelty is constantly unsettling, simultaneously inviting us to laugh at Read's antics and then rubbing our faces in their outcomes.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 27, 2021

Chopper is more than a vehicle for Bana's extraordinary performance; it's an immaculately crafted masterpiece of Australian cinema that feels as fresh, energetic and provocative today as it was the day it was released.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 25, 2021

This is a masterpiece of a film, a sign that Australian cinema can reach monstrous heights of glory.

| Jan 21, 2021

Chopper presents the criminal underworld of Melbourne and its maximum-security prison as staggeringly dangerous and insane.

| Sep 16, 2020

A savagely funny voyage through the rationale of a criminal mind.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 16, 2019

It's an all too frequent occurrence to see the phrase 'instant classic' bandied about; Chopper was appropriately adorned with that title.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 18, 2015

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 7, 2008

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 27, 2007

The script for the film is taught, telling the story quickly and with fresh and funny dialogue.

| Original Score: A | Jun 21, 2007

Apesar de soar incompleto, o filme jamais deixa de fascinar graas atuao magistral de Eric Bana - que, em vrios momentos, me fez lembrar do jovem Robert De Niro.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 4, 2004

there is an unexpected melancholy that raises this film . . . into the ranks of a classic tragedy

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 1, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 70/100 | Mar 11, 2002