Bronson

Going into Bronson I wasn't quite sure what to expect. The only other films I'd seen from Nicolas Winding Refn were the Pusher trilogy, and Bronson certainly delivered a more slick and psychotic feel than those.

It's difficult to do a character study of someone who's an unrepentant psychopath. But while Charlie Bronson remains a terrifying figure throughout, the movie gets as close as possible to making you feel his frustration, childish as it is.

That does it for the character. As for the movie itself, the direction and settings are quite fantastic. A number of clever devices allow a very chilling narration between scenes from Bronson's life, and definitely help drive home his instability.

Tom Hardy does a fantastic job portraying the main character, switching moods totally in a split second, and generally tearing up the screen. I have to think he had a lot of fun filming this.

In the end it's a bit hard to watch, just because the character is so messed up. But what's there is fantastic and surreal, and worth watching again.