At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

I was not expecting much from this film, but I didn't know that much about it. All I knew was what I'd seen on the cover and read on the back, and I wasn't too hopeful. But I was bored and had some time to kill and it was worth it. I just wanted a little background noise, but this was seriously intriguing. I couldn't look away.The actor in the lead role does a phenomenal job. I will have to check out more of his work. He should win an award or something! And I read this was a true story, so it makes it all the more intriguing! I will have to look it up.

Tom Hardy shows his brilliance in this film. He he totally engulfed by the character and acts it out in believable craziness that IS Charles Bronson. Superb film that I think only Tom Hardy could have mastered so well. I keep watch it over and over as it's so psychologically fascinating. Seeing Tom Hardy totally naked is a bonus. Lol.

Bronson is a very interesting movie. It presents you with a character that seems to have a violence inherit in him, and a total disregard for authority, and does so in a way that make you understand him, despite the huge gap there is between his world and your own. You can see how the system he is a part of does not have a way of dealing with him. And you can also see how his motivations are not evil, no matter how much harm he has caused.I have little knowledge about the actual person this movie is based on, and my opinion on the character in the movie is not meant to be taken as a comment on him. I have no idea if the real life "Bronson" deserved the sympathy granted in him in this movie, but it does make for a very interesting picture.In addition to crafting this character, Refn also comments upon us an audience, as the character is multiple times addressing us directly (even with us represented on screen), and it adds a layer of exposing not only how Bronson appears, but how he chooses to represent himself.This reflected use of both violence and character makes the movie more than worth watching. When you on top of that get some great performances and a good soundtrack, you end up with a very good movie.

I'm not usually a fan of British films, but it's definitely one of the best British films I've seen. Strong performances, very dark, extremely violent, dangerous, but brilliant film. Bronson (2008) is based on true story about Charlie Bronson and his dangerous life.I thought Tom Hardy did incredibly amazing job for this film, he gave one of his best performance ever, and definitely in my top 5 movie performances of the year. He showed how acting is really done in this film.I gave it a 10 out of 10. If you haven't seen it, you'll love it if you are a fan of A Clockwork Orange (1971).