Should you watch Legend?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Legend
Film · 2015
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.
The sides of Legend
- Tom Hardy as both Kray twins
- 1960s London nightclubs and rackets
- A marriage worn down by the gang
Legend is good for you if…
- you want to watch Tom Hardy play two brothers at once.
- you like the rise of a London gang in the sixties.
- you like two brothers bound together even when one drags the other down.
Legend is bad for you if…
- you can't stand sudden, brutal beatings.
- you'd rather not watch a young wife sinking into despair.
About: brotherhood · power · loyalty
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