It's not a masterpiece by any stretch; but it's original and pacy, and those qualities are rare enough.

...the film can barely contain Tom Hardy's performance. It's a Method turn so bloodily immersive it's hard to imagine the actor getting his head straight afterwards.

Bronson doesn't have much to say, but it's a very fun exercise in bad behavior that's neither glamorized nor bemoaned.

...an audacious biopic that rarely, if ever, unfolds as one might’ve anticipated...