Legend

Legend is based off of the book written by John Pearson about the Kray brothers. The film is written and directed by Brian Helgeland. It stars Tom Hardy, Taron Egerton, Emily Browning, and David Thewlis.

Summary: The story is told by Frances Shea (Emily Browning) about Reggie and Ronnie Kray (both played by Tom Hardy), identical twin brothers who become two of the most notorious criminals in English history. It takes place in the 1960s in the East End of London. The story revolves around the relationship between Reggie and Frances; they meet and fall in love but she must come to terms with how she feels about the terror and violence Reggie and his brother are exacting into the city. Throughout the film Reggie and Frances fall in love and get married, despite Ronnie's objections. Frances learns of Ronnie's mental health issues and hoe aggressive and violent he can be. When their marriage starts to fall apart Frances moves out and in with her brother. When Reggie goes over to apologize to her he finds that she has committed suicide.

Review: I really appreciated the artistic vision behind this movie and how every last detail was true to the time period. Each actor gave a fabulous performances and I think Tom Hardy deserves more recognition for taking on the roles of TWO characters and plays them to where they are so different that you have to remind yourself that it is the same actor. The script was very well written and the chemistry between Emily Browning and Tim Hardy was felt. I recommend this movie to those who appreciate gangster movies and even if you don't this movie has romance that gives perspective to those watching.