Great movie! 7/10

Rating: 7/10 (1 February 2016)

Review: I really enjoyed this film, mainly because of Tom's superb performance but I still preferred the first Krays biopic from the Kemp brothers, for some unknown reason. Since that movie, there has been many documentaries and books on the Kray brothers, so the whole shock value about there criminal activities has become common knowledge to people around the world. The director chose to stay away from a lot of there violent episodes, which you see in the Kemp brothers version but you can still feel the intensity and fear from the people around them. The fight scene in the pub, when they took on the South London gang by themselves, really did show that they didn't fear anyone and when the American casino gangsters came to the UK to see them, they made it clear that they were not going to bend there morals for anyone. The director also added some wit to the script, which I found quite funny and the tragic love story was also very well written and performed well by Emily Browning. The cinematography was spot on and the whole look and feel of that era, was believable but you don't get to see how much of a big part there mother played in there life's. I personally think that you need a mini series or a 4 hour epic movie to cover the Krays legendary story because they done so much while they were ruling the East End. With that aside, this is still a great film which is interesting and entertaining throughout and I have to give Hardy total respect for making both characters seem completely different. Great!
Round-Up: This movie was written and Â directed by Brian Helgland who brought you Payback, with Mel Gibson, A Knights Tale and the Sin Eater, with Heath Ledger and the biopic 42 with Harrison Ford. He hasn't had that much experience behind the camera but he done a brilliant job with Tom Hardy, who really seemed like he was on screen at the same time as his brother, especially during the fight scene in there club. I know that the movie is based on true events but I would have liked to have seen new material about the East End gangsters. I think that is why the Kemp brothers version had such a big impact, because of the graphic violence and the different periods that it covered. Anyway, this is definitely worth a watch and I'm surprised that Hardy didn't win any awards for his total commitment to the role.
Budget: $25million Worldwide Gross: $39million
I recommend this movie to people who are into their biography/crime/drama movies starring Tom Hardy, Colin Morgan, Christopher Eccleston, Joshua Hill, Emily Browning, Paul Anderson and Tara Fitzgerald. 7/10