The film tells the story of the identical twin gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray, two of the most notorious criminals in British history, and their organised crime empire in the East End of London during the 1960s.
It’s two thugs for the price of one actor and while flashes of brilliance emerge from his performance(s), Hardy is let down by disappointingly pedestrian surroundings.
Tom Hardy impresses in a troublingly glossy and reverential Krays biopic.
Tom Hardy is brilliant in this weird love story about the Kray twins.
Helgeland’s savvy new take on this well-known story proves that crime can pay, while Hardy is astonishing and magnetic in two truly towering performances.
The salty dialogue, graphic violence and lush soundtrack add to the film’s surface dazzle but the strong supporting cast don’t always get much to do.
Fast-paced and elegantly scripted and directed by Helgeland, Legend is an unexpected thrill.
Might as well be prefixed with the words 'Print the'.
Tom Hardy is bang-on as both Ronnie and Reggie in a cartoonish but entertaining account of the Kray twins’ East End reign.
Stuff of Legend: film captures Kray twins' pomp and menace
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