By Marco AbonandiThis biopic into the life of Britain's most famous prisoner lives up to high standards.
The films gives a raw incite into the mind of Charles Bronson, It shows you in the ins, outs and the in-betweens of prison life, from how he finds himself as a bare knuckle fighter to a disturbingly adverse artiste.
The storyline isn't really great; its plot is a little two dimensional. You leave the cinema expecting that little bit more. But Tom Hardy's performance of Britain's most infamous hard man is worryingly exceptional. There aren't many actors who can play this role, but Mr. Hardy pulls this one off hands down. He is simply brilliant, oozing superfluous charisma on screen.
This in mind, one may go with the notion that his performance is a little over the top and overly theatrical, but that’s the point of the film. It gives that belief of how Bronson's mind of works. Everything was a performance to him and this is what the film does so well. It's accentuates his theatrical temperament with Hardy's performance and cut scenes of him performing in front of an audience. It amplifies how he performed to be remembered by us.
It isn't for the faint hearted. It's heavily doused scenes of a violent nature; but some of these scenes are hilarious at the same time. In some parts you shouldn't laugh at his thuggish violent behaviour but you just can't help yourself from how funny and lovable Bronson's character is in his charm and wit.
The films gives a raw incite into the mind of Charles Bronson, It shows you in the ins, outs and the in-betweens of prison life, from how he finds himself as a bare knuckle fighter to a disturbingly adverse artiste.
The storyline isn't really great; its plot is a little two dimensional. You leave the cinema expecting that little bit more. But Tom Hardy's performance of Britain's most infamous hard man is worryingly exceptional. There aren't many actors who can play this role, but Mr. Hardy pulls this one off hands down. He is simply brilliant, oozing superfluous charisma on screen.
This in mind, one may go with the notion that his performance is a little over the top and overly theatrical, but that’s the point of the film. It gives that belief of how Bronson's mind of works. Everything was a performance to him and this is what the film does so well. It's accentuates his theatrical temperament with Hardy's performance and cut scenes of him performing in front of an audience. It amplifies how he performed to be remembered by us.
It isn't for the faint hearted. It's heavily doused scenes of a violent nature; but some of these scenes are hilarious at the same time. In some parts you shouldn't laugh at his thuggish violent behaviour but you just can't help yourself from how funny and lovable Bronson's character is in his charm and wit.
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