Tom Hardy's Performance Is What Shines In This Subpar Crime Drama

Rating: 7/10 (1 September 2016)

While the plot of this crime-drama moves in a somewhat haphazard fashion, sort of meandering through a lengthy timeline, the one thing that can be taken away from this film is the brilliant performance of Tom Hardy. Legend tells the story of two twin brothers. One, Reggie, the brains and sensibility behind their gangster operation and the other, Ronnie, a loose cannon with a penchant for violence. As the film goes on through the lives and encounters of the gangster family we slowly see Reggie become more and more like his firecracker of a brother and slowly descend into a madness brought forth by his own personal demons. While the plot appears to be somewhat dragged on, it does have its peaks and valleys in terms of the viewer's interest. All around a soundly mediocre film that is only held together by the entertaining and dynamic performance of Tom Hardy.