Indie Gems: Bronson

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Heeeeeeeere's Charlie

Michael Peterson (Tom Hardy) has been in prison for thirty four years. What started as a seven year sentence for robbing a post office escalated into a longer sentence due his love for fighting and taking people hostage. He goes by his alter ego Charles Bronson and becomes some what of a celebrity in the prison system.

This movie is weird as fuck. There's no other way to put. It's one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen. Nicholas Winding Refn is definitely the right director for this project. Everything is so theatrical and the music is wonderful. (This was pre-Drive, but since I saw Drive first, the soundtrack reminded me of that instead of the other way around.)

If you're a Tom Hardy fan, this is definitely a film you need to see. He's so energetic, scary, funny, menacing. I can't praise him enough. Plus the guy runs around naked for a good portion of the film so you have to give him props there. 

If you're in the mood for something brutally weird. This one is for you. 

Grade: B

Memorable quote: "Magic? You just pissed on a gypsy in the middle of fucking nowhere." - Paul (Matt King) 

Comments

  1. DellNovember 13, 2015 at 7:51 AM

    So glad you liked it. Great movie. For me, this is Hardy's finest performance. He is amazing, here.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamNovember 13, 2015 at 7:59 AM

      I think it is too. He usually does good work, but this is great.

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  2. m.brownNovember 13, 2015 at 11:28 AM

    Hardy is the f--king man in this one. I found the whole thing oddly hypnotic, as I simply couldn't look away.

    Though, I might like greased up dong a bit, so that might explain things.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamNovember 14, 2015 at 5:22 PM

      Lol It's bad how intriguing I found his hostage scenarios.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 13, 2015 at 1:57 PM

    He's a crazy man, and I'm riding the train along with him!

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  4. KatyNovember 13, 2015 at 6:28 PM

    I saw Bronson just for Tom Hardy and I was haunted by it for a very long time. It's pretty wacky but worth it. Nice review!

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    1. Brittani BurnhamNovember 14, 2015 at 5:20 PM

      It's certainly one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen. Refn makes a bit more sense to me now. I thought his films would be more like Drive since that was the first one of his I saw but clearly that was an exception.

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  5. Big Screen Small WordsNovember 13, 2015 at 8:51 PM

    I have yet to watch this, sounds like a great film. Great review!

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  6. s.November 14, 2015 at 2:31 PM

    I fear watching this because it seems really bizarre. Also Tom is clearly a grower not a shower so he runs naked argument is not enough for me to sit through the oddness Refn unleashes :)

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    1. Brittani BurnhamNovember 14, 2015 at 5:18 PM

      Lol, yes, grower not shower is a good way to describe that. Not everyone can be Ewan McGregor. Still, it's worth the watch because Hardy is so good. The weirdness makes sense.

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  7. JoshFebruary 3, 2016 at 5:44 AM

    Yeah, Hardy is a beast in this film. Definitely worth a look for his performance alone.

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