Review of Bronson (2009) by Paul R — 01 Oct 2012
Everyone needs to keep their eye on Tom Hardy at the moment; his career is going very well indeed. From his humble beginnings in the Band of Brothers series, to parts in RocknRolla and Inception, he is certainly the actor of the moment.
He will no doubt get more screen time since playing the Batman Bad guy: Bane in Nolan's 2012: The Dark Knight Rises and the mumbling cardigan clad, moonshine making, madman in the impressive, Lawless.
In Bronson we see one of Hardy's best performances. Unflinchingly intense and totally unhinged. I originally fancied this film after watching Tom's remarkable performance in Martina Cole's TV series "The Take" and this was also the first film by Nicolas Winding Refn that I had seen.
He has now become one of my favourite directors of modern times. I wasn't really sure what to expect from this film, giving the character Charles Bronson, I suspected it would be brutal and unforgiving - but I was surprised to see a few light hearted, momentarily comedic and thoroughly bizarre scenes that really added to the overall experience.
Filled with narration pieces from the character in weird and wonderful makeup designs and bizarre circus-esque scenarios, this Charlie Bronson theatrical showcase shows both the serious and the stranger sides of a wholly dangerous and rather scary institutionalised individual.
If you are hoping for a detailed insight in his character you may be disappointed but as a super stylish look into an extremely interesting individual - this works very well indeed. Recommended.
This review of Bronson (2009) was written by Paul R on 01 Oct 2012.
Bronson has generally received positive reviews.
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