THE BIKERIDERS

Based upon a fictional motorcycle gang in Chicago (The Vandals), Danny (Mike Faist) a freelance journalist, documents the formation and expansion of the group from 1965-1973. Tom Hardy plays Johnny, the founder and President of the club. Austin Butler plays Benny, a non-emotion expressing but dedicated follower of both Johnny and the club, who's also married to local Chicago girl Kathy (Jodie Comer). Each of Hardy, Butler, and Comer bring wonderful performances to the film but Comer gives the best, nailing the Midwest accent and a young, but not so naive girl who falls for the quiet bad boy in Butler. An homage to biker films of the period, one noticeable absence and missed opportunity would have been to feature songs of the times. I'd heard quite a lot of positive things about this heading into it and for the most part, it delivers on all of them! Very enjoyable and worth seeing sooner rather than later. 7.5/10