Review of Bronson (2009) by Urban M — 23 Sep 2016
Bronson is a two-man-show: The first is Tom Hardy playing the titular character as intimidating, nihilistically funny, psychologically interesting and charismatic as humanly possible, and he carried me viewer through the movie as a result.
The other is Refn who on the one hand definitely makes interesting points on the glorification of violence and what it creates plus conveying Bronson's repetitious life devoid of any sense of time.
On the other hand, he has so much confidence in his vision that, despite being great on a technical level, he often puts message over watchability, beating his points in the ground, bombarding the senses and alienating the audience more than intended.
When all is said and done, though, Bronson is worth the hard watch if alone for Hardy's performance.
This review of Bronson (2009) was written by Urban M on 23 Sep 2016.
Bronson has generally received positive reviews.
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