Hardy is great, rest is meh

Rating: 6/10 (28 November 2019)

As others have said, watching Tom Hardy play 2 different characters in the same film is quite a treat, as he does a great job of distinguishing between the 2 characters so that it's never a question of which one you're watching. Even without one wearing glasses, I still feel like I would immediately know which character I'm watching as Hardy gives them both their own individual personalities that are impossible to mistake for the other's.
However, even Tom Hardy isn't enough to save this film from a mediocre script. The problem isn't that this is a bad movie, because it's not. By all accounts, it's a decent film. The problem is that it just doesn't stand out. There are about a million gangster films that have been made over the years and there are so many of them that are so top notch that if you're gonna make another one, it's gotta be really engaging to stand out among the crowd. Unfortunately, Legend just doesn't.
The only reason I could see recommending this film to someone is if they're just a diehard Tom Hardy fan and just want to watch him in anything, no matter what it is. If it's a good gangster film you're looking for, there are a lot of better ones to choose from.
6/10