A very bizarre film in both its subject and exposition, Bronson depicts the life of Michael Peterson, aka Charlie Bronson, and his illustrious career in prison. Seeking a life of fame and recognition, Bronson feels his stage to be prison, shown in this film as a range of his time in solitary confinement, an insane asylum, starting prison riots, and his brief stint outside of prison. Imagining how to show the life of a man that has spent 26 years of his life in solitary confinement must have been difficult, but I don't think I necessarily agreed - or appreciated - Refn's method. The film is divided by over the top real-life interactions and by a fictional one-man stage show by Bronson (something the director felt showed Bronson's showmanship and desire for attention). Though amazingly acted by the beefed out Tom Hardy, the film is oddly put strung together and certainly more the biopic than the narrative story. Shot on both 35mm and 16mm, this film was technically mixed, an appropriate representation of the rest of the film. Like Moon, this film was incredibly unique, and is mostly the result of a fantastic actor giving everything he has to a project. Though I didn't entirely enjoy this film, and though I wouldn't give it a second viewing, I appreciated Bronson for the creativity and alternative style it brought to the table.
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3/1/2010
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