Not every biopic focuses on some of the world greatest men and women, sometimes a film-maker takes a look at a darker mind and Nicolas Winding Refn decided to delve into the violent world of one of Britain's most notorious criminals. In the 2008 flick Bronson, Winding Refn takes a look at how Charles went from being a young man sentenced to seven years for robbery to a vicious thug who ended up spending three decades in solitary confinement. Winding Refn approached this interesting subject in such a bizarrely theatrical way that had his style of film-making not been so awesome, it could have easily been misunderstood. Luckily, what audiences ended up with was a truly great, unique way of character representation that brilliantly mixed historical fact with Bronson's own sense of celebrity. Tom Hardy took on this character with a crazed sense of hilarity that perfectly matches Bronson's charm and charisma, while never forgetting the disturbing and hateful crimes he committed. With a narrative that weaved in and out of linear flow and a performance that often broke the traditional third wall, Winding Refn captured the sheer insanity of Bronson's bizarrely charismatic character.
