Review of Bronson

Director Nicolas Winding Refn tells the true story of Charles Bronson (formerly Michael Peterson)—Britain’s most violent prisoner—and does the impossible: with great ease, we are able to relate to Bronson not as the monster he is put forth as, but as the man behind it. Bronson wants to make a name for himself. This is not an uncommon dream among humans, however, his methods for achieving this dream is anything but. He views prison not as punishment, but, as he states it: it was an opportunity and a place where soon every native was gonna know my name. Passed from prison to asylum back to prison and even back out onto the streets, no one can or tries to understand him until he is allowed to express his ideas through art. This is a magnificent film, one that will unleash the Bronson within you—because believe me, sometime you will need it.