The Legend is really Tom Hardy

Rating: 9/10 (27 February 2016)

I read The Profession Of Violence by John Pearson some years ago which this film is based on - and wanted to see a movie about the Krays - I watched The Krays with the Kemp brothers and despite many an accolade bestowed thought it was just an average film - so armed with that I approached Legend with some anticipation. Growing up in rural Britain my film hero's were like many of us Deniro,Pacino,Walken etc - Never had a real British film star I was amazed at until Tom Hardy came on the scene - so after watching Lawless ,The Drop and The Revenant was extremely proud of having a British actor that in my mind measured up to said heavyweights! Legend is a true representation not only of the book but of the Krays story - yes there were some comedic moments in the film with Hardy's portrayal of Ronnie - but they captured the real essence of Ronnie's mistrust and paranoia. The supporting actors are brilliantly cast and noteworthy performances by Emily Browning ,Christopher Eccleston and the very brilliant David Thewlis - not to mention a great cameo by Chazz Palminteri make this a must see film. I would have given this a 10 but waiting for Hardy's next film to do that