Professor Tracey Recommends "Bronson"

Bronson is off the hook. Tom Hardy is awesome. This flick does go a bit overboard in making a anti-hero out of the real life nutty as fruitcake prisoner Charles Bronson, but he is quite a character in reality as well as on screen. The film is violent and disgusting, so be prepared, but it is also funny and makes a clear statement about prison, prisoners, and prison life.

I am a huge fan of the director Nicolas Winding Refn, who also directed the "Pusher" trilogy. I highly recommend all three films. If you loved the ruthless Russian businessman character in film 2012, that same actor is the star of Pusher III.