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I've watched some pretty violent films in life but this one absolutely scared the be-jaysus out of me.
There's no doubt that Tom Hardy managed to get inside the mind of this clearly mentally insane man and that's what did it for me, because his character seemed entirely believable.

I'm glad I've seen it but I never want to watch it again!

I think Tom Hardy did such a good job of capturing a truly disturbed man... his performance was almost hypnotising at times. I couldn't take my eyes off him. I found it quite frustrating to watch though, there was just no point to Bronsons behaviour, he cost us so much money to keep in prison for all those years & all just because he wanted fame. So in watching the film, i felt like i was supporting his cause in a bizarre way.

Tom Hardy fans - definitely check out Martina Cole's The Take. It's just finished on Sky one but I'm sure it will repeat. Hardy's even better in this.

Also... watch the DVD extras with an introduction from Charles Bronson from his cell. It's quite eerie.

This movie is in the same class as Clockwork Orange and Natural Born Killers. It's an excellent example of a study in the violent life of a low end criminal and how they feel the violent actions they take are necessary as they represent the primary aspect of the individuals reality. It really comes through in the portrayal of a monster and how he sees himself and the world around him.

Art film with tremendous acting and story telling. I loved it.

Disturbing but with a kind of "can't look away" aspect to the violence and cruelty.

Did anyone else see Tom Hardy in Martina Cole's 'The Take' on Sky1? He was a right nasty bastard in that and just from seeing the clip there seems to be some slight crossover of traits, particularly the walk and the way he talks. Not sure which one was made first though as to which was a warm up for the other.

Tom Hardy does indeed seem to be the next big thing, no?

With an ultraviolent character like this, the actor always runs the risk of overegging it and gearing the entire film towards the violent geezer porn market. If I’m right, Tom Hardy is the next big thespian. He offers us a great insight to Bronson's machismo, lives the character and pulls off an incredibly convincing performance as the real life hardman. It’s also wonderfully theatrical and uses very mixed music like Pet Shop Boys, New Order and Wagner to name a few. Sadly the director bombards the entire film with filter treatment and a few creative camera tricks too many. I get the impression he may have watched Andrew Dominik’s Chooper, starring Eric Bana a few times too many.