A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.
"Nuffin' wonky about my upbringing," Bronson says, early on. Nothing wonky about Hardy's performance, either.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Nov 2009
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Ita(TM)s a meditation on the art of rage -- an action painting passing itself off as an action movie.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
24 Nov 2009
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Part literate black comedy, part surrealistic character study, part horror movie, Bronson is a sophisticated confection, rich and dark, sprinkled with bitter little jokes.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
21 Jan 2010
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This is psychotic behavior as performance art, and Hardy makes it irresistible.