The Kray twins, Reggie and Ronnie, were notorious violent gangsters in London in the 1960s who ran nightclubs frequented by the darlings of the social set and society.
In 'Legend' the identical twins are both portrayed by Tom Hardy in a star turn that is the most interesting and impressive aspect of the film. Hardy's performance differentiating between the personalities of the twins is superb.
Unfortunately the other aspects of the film are less impressive even occasionally feeling flat by comparison. It is not as if the remainder is without interest but the brilliance of Hardy's performance seems to leave everything else in a violent, if highly coloured, shadow.
★★★
Was the g word mentioned?
ReplyDeleteAndrew the film is quite upfront, even humorous at times, about Ronnie's sexuality.
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