The film tells the story of the identical twin gangsters Reggie and
Ronnie Kray, two of the most notorious criminals in British history, and
their organised crime empire in the East End of London during the
1960s.
Director:
Brian HelgelandWriters:
Brian Helgeland, John Pearson (book)Stars:
Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton |Storyline
Focusing on the relationship between Reggie Kray and Frances Shea, told
from France's' point of view as someone who knew him best, as well as
the mental health issues Ronnie Kray faced and their rise to power as
the notorious gangsters of London.
The film chooses the popular string of scenes style, which tries to reduce the narrative to a comic strip. But there isn't enough drama to sustain this. The choice of scenes was clearly dictated by how costly it would be to make them look OK. Authenticity isn't attempted, which seems reasonable as the audience probably would consider it costume drama otherwise.
Unsurprisingly the film falls to either focus on actual events very closely or being a serious gangster genre film. So we don't get Scarface - and I would recommend re- watching that instead.
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Super Smash BrosThe film chooses the popular string of scenes style, which tries to reduce the narrative to a comic strip. But there isn't enough drama to sustain this. The choice of scenes was clearly dictated by how costly it would be to make them look OK. Authenticity isn't attempted, which seems reasonable as the audience probably would consider it costume drama otherwise.
Unsurprisingly the film falls to either focus on actual events very closely or being a serious gangster genre film. So we don't get Scarface - and I would recommend re- watching that instead.
