Tom Hardy, Matt King, William Darke
In 1974, a misguided 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post offic...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 9, 2010
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Flixster Reviews (563)
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November 7, 2009Brutal and stylish but impenetrable, it never tries to explain his actions and lacks the charm and humour of 'Chopper'.
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October 31, 2009How do you define performance art?
Charlie Bronson (Tom Hardy), Britain's most famous prisoner, construes it as bare-knuckle boxing with security guards.
Bronson was born Michael Peterson in 1974. Since 17, he has spent the entirety of his life in jail - most of the sentence in...( read more) -
October 25, 2009A wise choice to tackle this as a theatrical play instead of the usual bio-pic-by-the-numbers film. The movie does seem to never fully make it's mind about how it should present Bronson, but it manages to engage the viewer with the antics of a man dancing in the thin line of show...( read more)
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September 15, 2009Tom Hardy is the shit. My new favorite young actor, hands down. Dude down right transforms himself every time he comes on screen. That's a bingo!
The movie had an interesting setup, with half of it taking place on a "stage" in front of an "audience" in Bronson's imagination.....( read more) -
September 3, 2009"The Man. The Myth. The Celebrity."
A young man who was sentenced to 7 years on prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson....( read more) -
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November 1, 2009wow what a movie 2 watch.....i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that katy barker, joe tucker, james lance, amanda burton, edward bennett coles, hugh ross,...( read more)
Critic Reviews
October 29, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
October 9, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
A bit like Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange reimagined as a one-man stage show and stripped of any political implications. full review
October 8, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Tom Hardy is pure dynamite in the role, beefing up 35 pounds to play Britain's most notorious prisoner. full review
October 7, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press
Hardy's portrayal is more than a real-life impersonation of Bronson; it realizes the Stunt Movie opportunity to present an actor's thoroughly romantic admiration of force. full review
October 5, 2009
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Bronson is a fast, ferocious, wickedly funny portrait of one man's acceptance of his bone-deep animalism. full review
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