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Legend. This article is more than 8 years old. Behind the Legend: how accurate is Tom Hardy's Krays drama? The much-hyped gangster film is about to take viewers back to 1960s Hackney but...
Although Legend takes some liberties with the truth of the Kray twins, that's not to dilute the quality of the film; it's not uncommon, of course, for a "based on a true story" film to veer...
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Jun 7, 2022 · Guy Ritchie's 2015 biopic of the Kray twins, Legend, now playing on Netflix in the UK, does little to zhuzh up the crime genre — but it's elevated by one (two!) of Hardy's best performances.
Sep 14, 2015 · Legend review – Tom Hardy divides and conquers as the Krays. Tom Hardy is bang-on as both Ronnie and Reggie in a cartoonish but entertaining account of the Kray twins’ East End reign. Mark...
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Oct 1, 2015 · A better film would perhaps have sought more stylistic unity, and steered clear of knuckle-duster based comedy – but overall, violence does not come well out of Legend, and the harrowing scenes of torture and murder are more likely to produce nausea than pleasure: criticism is likely to hinge more on style than on any more troubling ...
Aug 5, 2015 · Reviews of the film have been largely positive, at least about Hardy's performance. In Variety, Guy Lodge writes that "there are two good reasons to make what might otherwise seem an...
Sep 16, 2015 · Verdict. Tom Hardy is great as the Kray twins, and brings enough wit and menace to both parts to make Legend an enjoyable watch. Without him, though, this would be thin gruel. Reel History: The ...
