An uneven gangster movie, one that so badly wants to be Goodfellas, Little Ceasar and even Scarface, but ends up being neither. In a dual role, playing both of the (in)famous Kray Twins, Tom Hardy is only convincing in the role of Ronnie; his portrayal of Reggie is all over the place, very inconsistent, and not very believable by the time the third acts wraps up. Reggie's marriage to Emily Browning's character is also poorly handled. By the time it disintegrates, we're not sure if Reggie feels bad about it, or if he's just "acting", if you get my drift. Brian Helgeland has made better movies (Payback is a fucking cult classic, if you ask me), but in this one he's pretty much stuck in one gear, unsure of if he wants his film to be all style or all substance. An extra meeting - or two - with his editor might've have done him wonders; at least 20 minutes of this should've ended up on the cutting room floor.
C
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