#Legend tom hardy review full

None of the storylinesР’В blend together well and the only thing holding LegendР’В together is the outstanding work done by Hardy. READ MORE: Home Health Agency To Pay Millions To Settle False Claims Act Allegations The love story is forced and told through the narrative which becomes silly by the end of the film without spoiling too much. The gangster aspect is all but ignored for the most part with none of the twins organized crime methods detailed, which would have been interesting since most American audience members arenРІР‚в„ўt familiar with these twin menaces from across the pond. Hardy is outstanding juggling the two roles, but LegendР’В canРІР‚в„ўt decide if it wants to be a film about the two brothers unique relationship, a love story with Reggie andР’В Frances or a straight up gangster film. Out of the two roles Hardy embodies, Ronnie is where theР’В actor stands out with his work bringing this real life powder keg of violence to life.

Every time Hardy is on-screen as Ronnie, youРІР‚в„ўre on the edge of your seat waiting for him to explode. Ronnie is a complete lunatic with no disregard for manners, human life or his lifestyle which was deemed vulgar by London standards at the time. HardyРІР‚в„ўs Reggie may be the focus of Legend, but the intriguing character in the film is Ronnie, ReggieРІР‚в„ўs unhinged homosexual gangster twin brother also played by Hardy. READ MORE: Federal Jury Convicts Telfair County Man In Drug Trafficking Case Hardy plays it suave and cool as Reggie, but where Hardy really excelsР’В is depictingР’В loose cannon Ronnie Kray.

#Legend tom hardy review full

The Mad Max actor does a nice job showing the full transformation of Reggie going from a guy trying to go legit into a cold-blooded criminal. Hardy does a great job as a man who canРІР‚в„ўt hide fromР’В what he is deep down inside. Even though heР’В hasР’В found a nice girl named Frances (Emily Browning who also serves as the narrator), he canРІР‚в„ўt escape the life. The lead role in Legend would be considered Reggie, the more level-headed of the two siblings who sees himself as something better than just your average gangster intimidating associates into unwanted business deals. The two brothers were both criminals, yet very different which allows Hardy to shine playing the straight man and the wild card simultaneously on-screen. Based on real life gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray, Hardy takes on the job of portraying the twin brothers who ran amok in the criminal underbelly of East London in the early 1960s. Tom Hardy is literally a one man show playing two roles in the new film Legend.