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By Kevin P. Sullivan (44) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 18 Nov 2015

The film’s saving grace is Hardy, who is as ferocious and watchable as ever, acting smooth and brooding as Reggie and unhinged as Ronnie…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 18 Nov 2015

When the two Krays are in the same room, circling each other with a mix of fraternal affection and deep loathing, Legend is as heady and unforgettable…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 18 Nov 2015

The script may be flawed and the narrative storytelling mechanical, but the period details are fascinating, the camerawork swaggers across…

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By Kenji Fujishima (277) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 18 Nov 2015

Given how Legend's script is so bereft of insight into its characters' psyches, perhaps there's only so much even an actor of Tom Hardy's stature…

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By Alan Scherstuhl (679) for Village Voice (8,525) on 17 Nov 2015

Legend reminds us how easily a pretty star can get us to feel for people we'd deplore in real life — a monster's a monster, no matter how…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 16 Nov 2015

The movie was written and directed by Brian Helgeland, whose screenplay for “L.A…

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By Andrew K (2,033) on 02 Nov 2015

This movie is basically saying that people cannot truly be good unless there is also evil inside of them - because without evil people are…

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By Andrea M (519) on 18 Oct 2015

Ridley Scott doesn't often make a poor movie but sadly, Legend really fails to impress…

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By Robert B (2,055) on 02 Oct 2015

Legend seems to be one of those movies where if you enjoyed it as a kid, you can enjoy it again years later…

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By Griffin D (47) on 24 Sep 2015

Although some of the effects are a little outdated, Legend is VERY underrated, with Tim Curry giving one hell of a performance…

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By Oliver Lyttelton (141) for The Playlist (3,871) on 08 Sep 2015

It’s worth the price of admission just to see Hardy’s Reggie performance, which is up among his best work…

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By Jamie Graham (285) for Total Film (3,532) on 07 Sep 2015

It’s flawed, yes – Frances is frustratingly underwritten, her psychological fault lines spoken of but never shown – but it’s also swaggeringly…

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By Dan Jolin (289) for Empire (3,446) on 07 Sep 2015

Helgeland’s savvy new take on this well-known story proves that crime can pay, while Hardy is astonishing and magnetic in two truly towering…

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By Joe Walsh (56) for CineVue (2,163) on 07 Sep 2015

Legend crucially lacks almost any sense of gravitas, although the bold and brash approach does keep you entertained…

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By Dave Calhoun (583) for Time Out London (344) on 02 Sep 2015

In what is surely his finest hour, Tom Hardy plays both brothers…

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By Guy Lodge (731) for Variety (12,700) on 02 Sep 2015

For all Hardy’s expressive detail and physical creativity, Helgeland’s chewy, incident-packed script offers little insight into what made…

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By Helen O'hara (407) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 02 Sep 2015

While he arguably fails to rein in his leading man (or half of him), screenwriter-turned-director Helgeland has a light touch, leavening the…

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By Fionnuala Halligan (367) for Screen International (2,241) on 02 Sep 2015

It’s easy to buy Hardy’s dual performance, and it doesn’t get in the way of the film – although some actor-ly exuberance in the delivery…

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By Benjamin Lee (469) for The Guardian (2,969) on 02 Sep 2015

It’s a disappointingly shallow take on a fascinating period of time and leaves us sorely uninformed, as if we’ve skim-read a pamphlet…

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By Leslie Felperin (768) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 02 Sep 2015

This ungainly portrait strikes a lot of poses, as if inviting the viewer to admire its impressive cast list, fine period detailing, cheeky…

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