Charles Bronson, aka Michael Peterson, robbed a small post
office in Britain and was sentenced to seven years in prison. He
spent 37 years of that time in solitary. Was he forgotten about?
No, he wasn't. Bronson was rightly considered the most violent
man in Britain's prison system. The film Bronson is his story.
I expected a film with lots of violence about a man I would
hate. Instead I found a film that focused more on the mind of
the man rather than his actions. I didn't hate him. I was
strangely entertained and fascinated by him: but I was glad I
didn't know him. Bronson is one of those films that are hard to
explain. It is a strange mixture of reality, madness, and a
touch of vaudeville. Imagine if you will a biography filmed by
Terry Gilliam combined with the surrealism of Cabaret. The film
is narrated in the first person as Bronson, played by Tom Hardy,
as he takes us through his life from birth through his time in
prison. At times he addresses an audience, sometimes real,
sometimes not. The film keep