‘Chapter 27′ No Page Turner

By >Glenn Whipp

Jared Leto probably will be putting in a phone call to that other Jared (the one from Subway) after packing on some 60 pounds to play John Lennon’s assassin in “Chapter 27.” Apparently still smarting from not being cast in one of the recent Truman Capote movies, Leto also affects a bad Southern accent and comes off crazier than a bag of squirrels. It’s a train-wreck turn in a dreary movie about a self- pitying loser responsible for murdering a beloved pop icon.

CHAPTER 27 – One star

>R: language, sexual content.

>Playing: Landmark’s Nuart, West Los Angeles.

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