The other issue I have with the film is that there is no clear cut climax. The creators of the film stayed true to the size and personality of the brothers (for the most part) why could they not have done the same for the only leading female character? She, according to her own writings and the writings of her family, in particular, her niece Francis Shea, was wild and vivacious and voluptuous. Along with that, and this is no shade to her, but the real Francis was not a skinny, helpless, innocent little girl. Her character is written as a weak woman who succumbed to the lifestyle of Reggie, the Kray brother she married, and his criminal activity. Played by Emily Browning, her character narrates the movie, which was an interesting aspect being that she dies in the film (oh come on you know she dies). Starting with the woman they cast as Francis Shea. Hardy really nailed the differences in the brothers, and that in and of itself is commendable.Īs good as Hardy is in the movie (which really saves the film for me), there are some issue that I have with it that take away from the overall quality. He is a totally different person, in how he carries himself, his speech, his look his build, which is clearly seen when both characters are on screen together. While his take on Reggie is definitely noteworthy, it is perhaps his interpretation of Ronnie that steals the show. From the moment you first see him as Reggie, very smooth, debonair and strong, you are drawn to him. So it really should come as no surprise that his portrayal of both Reggie and Ronnie Kray is magnificent. I mean if you remember him in Inception, he stole every scene. Tom Hardy! The man is beautiful there is no denying that, and the awesome thing about him is that he is a damn good actor. So let’s look at what makes it good first. But I stand by my initial comment that Legend is good. I will be honest here, though, learning the truth through my research about the characters after the fact and matching that to what I saw on screen did lesson the effect of the movie on me. Set in the 1960 London gangster world, I personally think the movie is good, but I am looking at it from a filmmaker’s standpoint (story, emotion, cinematography, acting) and not taking into consideration the obvious historical inaccuracies it contains. And that what seems to be the consensus of Tom Hardy’s latest film “Legend.” When you set out to make a movie about infamous historical figures like the Kray twins, you run the risk of the film not going over so well from the mere standpoint of how you choose to tell the story.
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