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- 2015
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 12 m
- 2015
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 12 m
Summary Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray (Tom Hardy) terrorize London during the 1950s and 1960s.
Directed By: Brian Helgeland
Written By: John Pearson
- 2015
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 12 m
- 2015
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 12 m
Legend
55
8.3
Where to Watch
Summary Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray (Tom Hardy) terrorize London during the 1950s and 1960s.
Directed By: Brian Helgeland
Written By: John Pearson
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
55
42% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
48% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
10% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
55
42% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
48% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
10% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
It’s flawed, yes – Frances is frustratingly underwritten, her psychological fault lines spoken of but never shown – but it’s also swaggeringly cinematic. And it has Tom Hardy vs Tom Hardy.
Tom Hardy and Tom Hardy are the reasons to see Legend.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 349 User Ratings
8.3
78% Positive
271 Ratings
271 Ratings
20% Mixed
71 Ratings
71 Ratings
2% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 349 User Ratings
8.3
78% Positive
271 Ratings
271 Ratings
20% Mixed
71 Ratings
71 Ratings
2% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
Фильм хороший есть и юмор и моменты где переживаешь за героев
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Legend is more than a gimmick, but not quite enough. The movie’s a testament to the Krays’ ability to get away with everything — for a while, anyway. But it’s better evidence of Tom Hardy’s ability to do just about anything.
While he arguably fails to rein in his leading man (or half of him), screenwriter-turned-director Helgeland has a light touch, leavening the ultra-violence – and there are gory scenes – with a flair for absurdity.
Legend offers two Hardys for the price of one but delivers less than a satisfying whole despite the efforts of its star(s).
The movie was written and directed by Brian Helgeland, whose screenplay for “L.A. Confidential” (1997) won an Oscar — deservedly so, for the skein of plot required a steady hand. Legend, by contrast, pummels us into believing that it has a plot, where none exists.
To take such a subject and render it without focus, interest, or joy—to make a long, dull movie from it — qualified as some perverse sort of achievement.
While Tom Hardy is excellent playing double duty as two criminal twin brothers, I felt a little let down by Legend. The movie really doesn't deviate from the established "gangster story." While this is not necessarily a bad thing, the film meanders and does not build or establish characters in any interesting way. This is a real shame, as Hardy gives a great performance. There is really nothing remarkable at all about Legend, other than Tom Hardy elevating the movie to slightly above average for me. It plays everything way too safe, which is unfortunately Legend's biggest flaw.
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The acting by Tom hardy playing both Ronald and Reggie Kray is superb. You can really see the different personalities that Hardy portrays in the 2 Kray twins. The story shows the rise and fall of the Krays but fell a bit short in terms of the depth it went into.
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Unfortunately, for all the bravado that Tom Hardy offers in the dual role of the Kray twins, all his hard work is undone by a mediocre script, terrible pacing, and not enough actual story to carry the running time of 132 minutes.
And it's a real shame, as the director clearly understands how to portray the time, and places, in the East end of London in the mid-late 60s. What could have been a proper delve into the mindset of the two men just turns into a slow-paced, mini-crescendo offering, empty piece of cinema.
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london in the 1960..
Legend
At the end, it's all repetitive gangsta rap that we have encountered earlier too with some minor changes which quite frankly is pointless till then.
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Production Company
Cross Creek Pictures,
Working Title Films,
Anton,
StudioCanal,
Amazon Prime Video,
Canal+
Release Date Nov 20, 2015
Duration 2 h 12 m
Rating R
Tagline Love, fight, live, rule like a legend.
Awards
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Empire Awards, UK
• 2 Nominations
British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
