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Bronson is a 2008 British biographical crime film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and co-written by Refn and Brock Norman Brock. The film stars Tom Hardy as Michael Peterson, known from 1987 as Charles Bronson.

Plot
In this drama based on a true story, there's no one tougher or more brutal in the English penal system than prisoner Michael Peterson, aka Charles Bronson (Tom Hardy). First incarcerated after robbing a jewelry store, the married Bronson is sentenced to seven years. But his incorrigible, savage behavior quickly gets him in trouble with guards, fellow inmates, and even a dog. The only place where Bronson can't do any harm is in solitary confinement, where he spends most of his time.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It stays true to the elements of what happened to Micheal Gordon's past in his violent life in prison.
 * 2) Amazing acting, especially for Tom Hardy.
 * 3) Excellent cinematography.
 * 4) The film has a great amount of humor.
 * 5) Setting of the United Kingdom during the 1970s and the 1980s era is well made.
 * 6) It is Bronson, who is extremely violent at best in the entire movie, he is a super-violent guy who beats everybody up in the solitary confinement.
 * 7) The soundtrack is super-duper excellent, which tons of classic songs throughout the movie.

Reception
Bronson received positive reviews, with many praising Hardy's performance, the film's writing, and direction, as well as the humor and the action sequences, though it was criticized for its violence. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, gives the film an approval rating of 76% based on reviews from 82 critics, with an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 with the consensus "Undeniably gripping, Bronson forces the viewer to make some hard decisions about where the line between art and exploitation lies." Metacritic gives the film a "generally favorable" average score of 71 out of 100 based on 22 reviews