A fantastic film with an amazing performance

Rating: 9/10 (9 September 2015)

The trailer for this film had me so excited for this film and I can report that this film does not disappoint because it is fantastic. The premise of this film sees two identical brothers who are the biggest gangsters in London and sees there rise to power. Now tom hardy plays Reggie and ron kray and my goodness this is the best acting I have seen because of how unique it is and how different the two characters are. First to the lead Reggie, he is the charming one of the two and you truly see that as the film grows and he is complex but flawed at the same time. He had allot of confidence and swagger but you see sometimes how low his confidence can get. Then you get to ron and he is one of the funniest characters of the year. You can tell there just isn't something right with him but he is lovable and you end up liking his character. Emily browning plays Reggie's wife and she does a great job in this film. She truly brings out the humanity in both of the krays and she was a great cog in this film. Taron Edgerton was good in this film even though he didn't have a huge role I'm looking forward to seeing him in more things in the future. The story is fantastic just seeing these two completely different brothers interact and rise in power is enthralling. Also the romance was great in the film really adding a great emotional level to the film. The script is utterly amazing, the humour is constant and it always works. The drama was all fantastic too and brings the best out of the story and characters. The style of the action scenes were fantastic and really were great when they happened. However, there is a bit of a pacing issue in the film and it does hurt the film overall. Overall this is a fantastic dramatic film with two performances worthy of an Oscar by tom hardy and is a must see.