Stream This: Bronson
You’re not actually thinking about going outside this weekend, we hope.
In 2008, Refn broke through with Bronson, an artful biopic of the prisoner’s eventful and violent life, casting Tom Hardy as the titular character. Once again not sure who that is? You will. He stole last year’s Inception and will flatten the chisel of Christian Bale’s jaw as Bane in next year’s The Dark Knight Rises.
Hardy dominates nearly every scene of Bronson with a testosterone-fueled charisma and sociopathic lack of empathy. His performance is revelatory. Watch his malleable face change from ear-to-ear smile to terror-inducing glare in milliseconds. Hardy is so comfortable with the persona that he must have used Method acting to prepare; for the sake of his friends and loved ones, we hope he didn’t.
