In a Nutshell. Mini reviews of movies old and new. No fuss. No spoilers. And often no sleep.

Tuesday 23 July 2013

BRONSON [2008]

Nicolas Winding Refn follows the life of the UK's most famous prisoner Michael Peterson in the biographical drama Bronson.
It's a disturbingly bizarre, often humorous and violent character study that at times dips into a surreal world filled with classical music that reminds me of a gritty mixture of Terry Gilliam and Stanley Kubrick.  Actor Tom Hardy has never really interested me all that much but, like Eric Bana in Chopper, his ability to go from intensely terrifying to charmingly humorous to just plain nuts deserves much applause and recognition.  When all is said and done, I felt it was missing something to glue it all together but still left me entertained enough to recommend it.


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