Review of Legend (2015) by Ronnie D — 01 Jul 2016

Awesome flick. Tom Hardy should have won an Oscar. Playing two gangster brothers. Worthy rewatch.

This review of Legend (2015) was written by Ronnie D on 01 Jul 2016.

Legend has generally received positive reviews.

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Legend is a solid but ultimately a flawed film starring Tom Hardy playing two gangster twin brothers set in East London in the 1960s…

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By Andy F (912) on 15 Oct 2017

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By Jasper Rees (81) for The Arts Desk (640) on 21 Nov 2017

Legend is indecently entertaining, but as an East End western it doesn't have a thought in its head other than to forgive the Krays for all…

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By Nathan G (549) on 25 Nov 2017

Although Hardy plays the roles of both Cray brothers marvelously, Legend ultimately fails from a screenwriting perspective. Simply put, it's boring…

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By Dana F (381) on 30 Jun 2017

Watched all the films made about the infamous gangstas the krays and IV got to say this is the best out them all Tom hardy plays the part's…

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By Erikthecritic (117) on 13 Oct 2018

Tom Hardy gives a truly fantastic performance, portraying two twin characters…

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By Philip S (830) on 03 Oct 2017

Nah. Didn't work for me. The story is obvious and the crazy brother drove me a bit mental. Too cliche…

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By Jens S (711) on 18 Jul 2017

The story of the infamous Kray twin gangsters relies entirely on its leading man Hardy in a double and he truly does deliver…

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By Armchair O (122) on 19 Dec 2018

For a movie centering on the Kray brothers, Brian Helgeland's Legend is a menial and virtually bloodless snore…

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