Over the last two days I have watched two gangster moves back to back, Legend and Black Mass. The first about the Krays and the second about Boston crime lord Whitey Bulger.
Legend fell into the usual trap of romanticising the Krays and at times I thought Tom Hardy's portrayal of Ronnie Kray bordered on a caricature, I gave up on it after an hour.
Black Mass was more honest and if you ever doubted Johnny Depp could act then watch this. Yes they showed that Bulger was human but you never doubted he was a dangerous psychopath and this was worth watching until the end.
Legend fell into the usual trap of romanticising the Krays and at times I thought Tom Hardy's portrayal of Ronnie Kray bordered on a caricature, I gave up on it after an hour.
Black Mass was more honest and if you ever doubted Johnny Depp could act then watch this. Yes they showed that Bulger was human but you never doubted he was a dangerous psychopath and this was worth watching until the end.
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