KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

benwoodard-23808 For my first review on IMDb I thought it would be for a film I truly loved, instead it is for this film. This is a film for which I can only describe as a let down. After watching Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Taxi Driver'-esque neon infused drama 'Drive', I decided to watch this film, one which I had been told a lot about. Yes, Tom Hardy is brilliant in this. He is the glue that holds this poorly structured, weakly written film together. Four of my stars are for the main man here. Tom Hardy is outstanding in this role, he perfectly portrays the maniacal and incredibly unhinged Charles Bronson, a man who has infamously been incarcerated for life in prison, despite not officially murdering a single soul, as the film may make you think. His insane outbursts bring a certain perverse glee to the viewer, yet it is a glee that is severely stricken off when he calms down, and becomes a dull narrator for the parts of his life that no one cares about. The other star is for the music. Like in most Winding Refn films the music is amazing. A haunting ambient music strikes the audience,and inter cut with Hardy's surreal pantomine-type interactions with an (imaginary?) audience, the film will chill to the bone. However it is perhaps too loose on story, and too weakly structured for a casual viewing, and more one for those with a deeper interest in Britain's 'most expensive inmate'. 5/10

Prichards12345 Or rather not. Great leading acting, pretty awful movie in truth, with a highly stylised presentation that doesn't work at all (and that borrows from 'A Clockwork Orange' in the process); all that Bronson really has going for it is a brave and powerful performance from Tom Hardy. In the second half of the film you are going to get awful sick of seeing his nudge, nudge, wink, wink. Put it away, Tom.Don't think I'd go and see a film at the cinema which features a mental patient pooing into his own hand (before eating it), constant violence, and no real point except to portray the real-life Mr Charles as some sort of anti-hero; something so off the mark I was just shaking my head most of the time. Lots of characters not introduced properly, no real story and a moment of black humour or two. That's about it.If you want to see a powerful prison drama with a good story go watch McVicar instead, an oldie but way better than this.

ivanliamingreatass It is amazing very funny and entertaining and dark lot of great moments does kind of reminds me of a clockwork orange. Great performance and excellent story. The butter scene is hilarious and Tom Hardy is great. The bio pic of the worst prisoner in Britain based on true story. It is about a guy who robs a post office gets 7 years but because of bad behaviour and violence spends his whole life in jail.

Sam Fischer Tom Hardy really stole the show in Bronson, as he has his best performance. Based on individual performances, I enjoyed him more in this that anything else, including Bane or the Revenant. He plays Charlie Bronson in this dramatization of his life story. Tom Hardy plays this role to its fullest. He is an intimidating, powerfully, unpredictable character that seems to just be out for a good fight. He doesn't really care about consequences or what could happen to him at all, as he just seems run by a controlled impulse of sorts. The theme is set up by introducing Bronson and showing us what he did wrong to get into prison in the first place. From there, he wreaks havoc in the prison until his release. He then finds his niche in the world as an underground fighter until he goes back to prison. The movie is narrated by Bronson himself as a one man play. It really shows insanity in the character as he describes what he went through and why he ended up where he did. By the end, you actually feel bad for Bronson. He is a crazed criminal who assaults anyone he can and causes problems for everyone he gets involved with. But he seems tortured. He is stuck in prison long past he ever should be even though he never committed a murder or anything close to justifying his sentence. He is mentally and physically tormented. Who do you feel sorry for? Watch for yourself, and see Tom Hardy in his masterpiece. 9/10.