On December 8, 1980 Mark David Chapman shocked the world by murdering the beloved purveyor of peace, 40-year old musician and activist, John Lennon, outside The Dakota, his New York apartment building. Chapman's motives were fabricated from pure delusion, fueled by an obsession with the fictional character Holden Caulfield and his similar misadventures in J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye." In one instant, an anonymous, mentally unstable 25-year old, socially awkward Beatles fan who had fluctuated between idealizing Lennon and being overcome with a desire to kill him – altered the course of history.
This is one of those movies that deserves attention and respect just because of what the actor did to himself for this movie. Jared Leto could not have done anything more to fully invest in portraying the character of Mark David Chapman. Its one of those crazy performances because its not like watching an actor. He's so fully invested that it looks like you are actually watching Mark David Chapman. Even though the rest of the movie falls a little bit short in terms of overall substance, Jared Leto's performance makes this movie worth watching by itself.
I'd recommend people check this movie out. Its not a mainstream movie by any means but an interesting watch because of the phenomenal acting performance.
