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- Despite being a little uneven and too hastily truncated (the film fast-forwards from the murders that led to the twins' arrest to their mother's funeral, completely omitting their high-profile trial), The Krays is a compelling study in the criminal mindset, intelligently scripted by Philip Ridley and directed with considerable flair by Peter Medak.
www.frenchfilms.org › review › the-krays-1990The Krays (1990) [The Kray Twins] - Peter Medak - film review
Nov 4, 1990 · In "The Krays" (opening Friday in Chicago at the Fine Arts), Violet cheerfully rules her husband; her other son, Charlie, and all the neighbors and relatives. She's a forcible, opinionated, strong-willed woman who knows when she holds her twins for the first time that they're destined to be special.
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82% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 80% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Twins Ronnie (Gary Kemp) and Reggie Kray (Martin Kemp) are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting ...
- (17)
- Peter Medak
- R
- Billie Whitelaw
Though cinematically accomplished and containing strong performances by British theatrical heroine Whiielaw and most of the female cast, The Krays remains, for all its pop psychoanalysis ...
The Krays tells the story of the notorious London East End gangsters Ronnie (Gary Kemp) & Reggie Kray (Martin Kemp) from their humble upbringing to the top of post-war London gangland with some seriously nasty antics.
Nov 9, 1990 · 67 User reviews. 22 Critic reviews. 70 Metascore. Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award. 4 wins & 2 nominations total.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Peter Medak
- 1990-11-09
Nov 9, 1990 · Gary and Martin Kemp, better known in pop music circles as Britain's Spandau Ballet, are superbly, diabolically creepy as the Krays. They give the film its otherworldly, yet street-smart and gritty, sense of being.
The Krays Review. Two-for-one biopic of brothers-in-arms Reggie and Ronnie Kray (Martin and Gary Kemp), who set about taking over London's grimy underworld through their unique...
