The charismatic Hardy gives it some serious welly as both handsome tough guy Reg and psychopath tearaway Ron,carrying an overfamiliar tale of the brutal London gangster twinsThey’re back: a diabolical liberty and a diabolical liability. One is supposedly the smart rational gangster and the other his psychopath tearaway sibling, whose deranged behaviour helps bring the whole empire crashing down. They have become pop-culture panto figures, or who inspired Monty Python’s Piranha Brothers,although for me Viz comedian’s ample Vern captures the twins’ spirit more closely, with his tragic self-hatred and self-destruction. Related: Behind the Legend: how accurate is Tom Hardy's Krays drama? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com