Real life isn't very cinematic. This movie makes you really realize that. While there can be entertaining, dramatic and exciting biopics, I don't feel this is one of them.
The performance by Tom Hardy, as pointed out in many other reviews is excellent. It was the reason why I gave the movie a chance, and the reason why I kept on watching until the end. Other than that, the plot is all over the place and the direction is sort of boring. If this were a movie shot by Guy Ritchie, I see him making it more entertaining but as is there isn't much to grasp except for Hardy in the main role. The plot has no urgency, no clearly defined goal, no real stakes to be honest. What is the plot about? They go around buying up clubs. I can hardly recall and I saw the movie yesterday. I feel the story lacks a clear structure or message. What was the point of it? To portray the life of the titular twins? Well, I never heard about them before and after watching the movie I can't say I am too interested to find out anything about them either. The movie is called legend, but I never got why are they legendary, or what is the legend? Sadly, one outstanding performance is not enough to elevate this movie from being forgettable. I almost already forgot completely about it and as such, it isn't really worth the time invested in watching it.
The performance by Tom Hardy, as pointed out in many other reviews is excellent. It was the reason why I gave the movie a chance, and the reason why I kept on watching until the end. Other than that, the plot is all over the place and the direction is sort of boring. If this were a movie shot by Guy Ritchie, I see him making it more entertaining but as is there isn't much to grasp except for Hardy in the main role. The plot has no urgency, no clearly defined goal, no real stakes to be honest. What is the plot about? They go around buying up clubs. I can hardly recall and I saw the movie yesterday. I feel the story lacks a clear structure or message. What was the point of it? To portray the life of the titular twins? Well, I never heard about them before and after watching the movie I can't say I am too interested to find out anything about them either. The movie is called legend, but I never got why are they legendary, or what is the legend? Sadly, one outstanding performance is not enough to elevate this movie from being forgettable. I almost already forgot completely about it and as such, it isn't really worth the time invested in watching it.
