Andrew Dominik. This was attained by lighting, choice of film stock used and colours chosen for set decoration. Part one of the production ran from 3 May until 26 May with part two continuing from 28 June until 21 July 2000. The month long break enabled Bana to put on the extra weight necessary to play the older Read. Reception Chopper was received with positive reviews. Review-based rating site Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 76% "Fresh" rating from 80 critics, with its critical consensus stating "Eric Bana's performance as the charming but twisted Chopper is the highlight of this disturbing portrait about Australia's notorious author/criminal." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 stars out of 4, praising Bana for his performance, saying, "He has a quality no acting school can teach and few actors can match." Margaret Pomeranz for SBS gave the film four-and-a-half stars out of five, commenting that what Dominik "achieved is extraordinary." David Stratton, in the same review, remarked "there's no doubting the intelligence of Andrew Dominik's direction" and declared Bana's performance as "astonishing." Read later praised Bana's performance on the 20 to 1 episode Great Aussie Films, where Chopper came 17th. Awards and nominations Music "Don't Fence Me In" – Frankie Laine "Black and Blue" – Chain "Sweet Love" – Renee Geyer "Bad Boy for Love" and "Stuck on You" – Rose Tattoo "Forever Now" – Cold Chisel "Release the Bats" – The Birthday Party "Senile Dementia" – The Saints "Ever Lovin' Man" – The Loved Ones See also Cinema of Australia References External links BBC interview with Eric Bana on his role in Chopper. 2000 films 2000s biographical films 2000 black comedy films 2000 crime films 2000s crime comedy-drama films 2000s prison drama films Australian black comedy films Australian crime comedy-drama films Biographical films about gangsters Films based on biographies Films based on works by Australian writers Films about organised crime in Australia Films directed by Andrew Dominik Films set in Melbourne Films set in the 1980s Films set in the 1990s Films shot in Melbourne Organised crime in Melbourne Prison comedy films Australian vigilante films 2000 directorial debut films 2000 comedy films 2000s English-language films