Not a bad film at all

Rating: 6/10 (23 May 2017)

This movie is not bad, and Tom Hardy is a great actor, however......... It is advertised as the 'TRUE' story and biopic of the Kray twins but the movie is filled with inaccuracies (which of course I realise is done in films to add drama etc, but I believe if that is the case it should be advertised with the words 'based on the lives of....' included) I personally found the film quite slow-paced at times, and with a running time of over 2 hours, I think the film could have easily lost at least 30 mins and still worked, it was very drawn out and I noticed I wasn't the only one in the cinema who broke out into a yawn. As I mentioned earlier, Tom Hardy is a great actor and his portrayal of both Ronnie and Reggie Kray was very impressive, and I thought was more realistic than the portrayal of the twins by the Kemps in the 1990 film 'The Krays'. It is not a bad film and, overlooking the inaccuracies, gives a good insight for those unfamiliar with the truth, but could have, and should have, dealt more with the lives and power the Krays had over the east end of London in the 60's as well as their eventual downfall. Worth watching but I'd recommend you wait 'til it comes out on Sky or TV.