Legend

Best film ever

At the start of this film, the voiceover says "In London in the 1960s, everybody had a story about the Krays", and that is true. The Krays are part of London folklore, as much as Jack the Ripper, or the London Blitz. They are part of our dark gothic past, and I have known people who knew them. As a Londoner I have read, seen and heard just about everything on The Kray twins, and this movie just about covers all the important parts of their story. But first, let me tell you, the how, and the why The Kray twins took over London, and yes, they were that big. The reasons why the Kray Firm became so big is, ONE: In 1964, Harold Wilson's Labour Government, changed the gambling laws, thus opening betting shops and new casinos, (have you seen Peaky Blinders?) . The Kray firm took over many clubs and casinos, more than in shown in this movie, and the Mafia did move into London with The Colony Room, who had George Raft as the front man for it. The Kray Firm were also involved in every aspect of crime in London, from Purple Heart Pills, to "The Long Firm" swindles ... Then on the 30th July 1966, their biggest Gangster rivals, The Richardsons firm from South London, were arrested, thus giving the Kray firm free rein over all of London. This would only last for less than two years, as they were arrested themselves in May 1968. Soon after, the Labour government saw the error of their ways, and changed the casino laws, and kicked out all the American Mafia too... But for 4 years, the Kray Twins did run London.... back to the movie... OK, em, ... Tom Hardy and Tom Hardy, are a great pair of actors. Tom Hardy plays both Twins, that have distinctively different personalities, and you can't see the lines in between the two. Tom Hardy is brilliant at playing the Brothers. The script is very good too, with many little touches from their story. For example, Reggie and Frances visit Ronnie in his Caravan, and we hear a Winston Churchill speech. This is never explained or spoken about, but in real life, whenever Ronnie Kray went into a bout of depression, he would listen to Churchill's speeches on vinyl records, for hours and hours at a time. This is a great film, I could argue about what they left out, and bits that weren't in it, for example, the death of Jack the Hat was much, more brutal in real life, also that when Ronnie shot Cornell in the Blind Beggar, the record "The Sun isn't gonna Shine Anymore, was playing on a record player at that moment... Ironic and dramatic at the same time, but true. To tell the whole story of the Krays on film, would be too long and too unbelievable, but it did happen, and this movie is the best story so far, about them. If you enjoyed this movie, I would suggest Charlie, starring Luke Goss. Charlie tells the story of Charlie Richardson and the Richardson gang, and it makes a good campaign piece to this film. Don't be put off by Luke Goss, he is very good as Charlie Richardson, and this is a good movie. And... I would say, have another look at the Kemp bros in the 1990 movie The Krays. This movie dealt with The Twins relationship with their mother, and is has it's interesting moments. As for Tom Hardy... he is a LEGEND

Brilliant old film

Great film, highly recommend a watch.

Not a fan of romanticising antisocial behaviour, violence or suicide. Frances were presumed to be still in love with Reggie from beyond the grave, a grave that was her only escape from her murderous husband. Almost resented how humorous the brutal scenes were made out to be. And Tom Hardy is so irresistibly charming... just increasing the odds that impressionable youth would find Reggie admirable. Having said that, the Krays' story is extraordinary, horrific and part of London's history. Tom Hardy separated the two characters so well, face, voice, body posture, mannerism... nothing will tell you it's the same actor playing both main characters! I'm in awe of Hardy's work in this movie and I'm planning to watch Inception & The Revenant again and pay attention to him this time. His portrayal of the Krays is so mesmerising, it steals the show and towers and shadows over everyone else. Only when watching the movie for a second time I noticed the great performance delivered by the other actors. All in all a movie with a great cast, Hardy at his best... will give something to wish for, something to hate, something to fear and definitely something to remember.

What an Awesome Release from Studiocanal! A Chunky box, well packaged and Presented, No steelbook, but still very good! 4K picture was phenomenal, the Restoration was handled very well!

Enjoyed this production.

Great performance by Tom Hardy as both Reggie and Ronny Kray, the Kingpins of Crime in The Swinging Sixties. Like Dominic Cooper in The Devil's Double this is a great dual story, again of bad and good. While Ronnie Kray is the mentally disturbed pyschotic who dreams of being a Chicago Gangster, his sane brother Reggie is charming and affable, a lady's man, the brains behind their criminal endeavours. Ronnie is openly gay while his brother is straight, in fact their relationship was so bizarre there is evidence they had a secret sexual relationship with each other, according to the author John Pearson, as if things couldn't be any stranger. Reggie's wife Frances stepped into this cauldron of weirdness when he wooed her, and later became his beleagured wife. Tragically she killed herself to get away from his pervasive control, even having electric shock treatment earlier in an attempt to forget the horror of her marriage. The Krays famously fought the Richardson gang who controlled parts of North London. These charming individuals were lampooned in a great Monty Python sketch with Graham Chapman as 'Vince Snetterton Lewis', a wonderful laconic performance holding a limp cigarette while casually describing having his pelvis screwed to a cake stand. The Piranha Brothers were lovely fellows. Charlie Richardson was arrested by the police, and this opened up London for control by The Kray Twins. The film marvellously depicts the sordid lifestyles of prominent figures like Lord Boothsby, played by a wonderful John Sessions, and the police's unwillingness to dig too deeply. Of the 2 films I prefer Dominic Cooper's performance as the unhinged debaucher Uday Hussein, Sadam Hussein's son, who revelled in pervesity, murder and drug abuse. Dominic Cooper plays both Uday and his body double brilliantly in a dual-tastic way. It is amazing what actors like this can achieve given a meaty script, and open our eyes to the spectrum of the human condition, from devout saint to corrupted sinner, is there hope for humanity when we possess such an appetite for destruction?

Excellent. Tom Hardy is an amazing actor.

Good movie

私の不注意なのですが、日本語吹き替えが無いのでその分マイナスにしました。

Excelente película, pero una decepción muy grande al descubrir que el doblaje al español es Latinoamérico!!!! Deberían de advertir a la gente😡

"Legend" - Wer klassische, raue Gangsterdramen wie "Casino", "Goodfellas", "Donnie Brasco", "Scarface", "Der Pate", etc. liebt oder eine Vorliebe für typisch britisches Kino aus der Schmiede von Guy Ritchie oder Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake) hat, wird auch dieses hier lieben! Ein elegantes Gangsterdrama in Hochglanzbildern, feiner Inszenierung und einem rundum starken Cast! Tom Hardy als 2 Zwillingsbrüder ist einfach nur brilliant absurd! Man muss es gesehen haben, um es zu verstehen! Sein beständiger Wechsel zwischen gesittet fokusiert und völlig jenseits von Gut und Böse ist durchweg konsistent beeindruckend, auch die Technik, die Hardy ermöglichte, beide Figuren gleichzeitig vor der Kamera zu spielen, ist beeindruckend! Fazit: Klassiche Gangstergeschichte in starken Bildern, mit toller Musik und angereichert von einem einzigartigen, ungleichen Duo und einer tollen Erzählerin gespielt von Emily Browning.