Boring beyond belief

Rating: 2/10 (12 December 2015)

The only thing legendary about this film is the boredom it creates. Marketed as a "gangster" film, the film falls way short of the mark. Instead it dwells on the mental instability of one of the brothers and the ill-fated love life of the other brother. The film disappoints on all 3 levels – it is not a satisfactory gangster film, nor a very compelling love story, nor will it give you much insight into mental illness.
In some respects even more disappointing is the inability of the film to give us a feeling for London in the 60s.
On a positive note I think the acting was pretty good. I say "think" because I didn't understand most of the dialogue, which was actually one of the few charming aspects of the film.