Lovely lads. Only ever harmed their own. Etc
Stephen Hawking and the Kray twins might not be obvious bedfellows, but there is a slightly tenuous comparison (not the last of those in this post) to be made between Brian Helgeland's Legend and Oscar-tastic Hawking bio The Theory of Everything. Both are based on accounts by the protagonist's spouses, with the male heroes/villains being mostly seen through their eyes, in case you were wondering. Neither Ronnie nor Reggie had a hitherto-unknown interest in astrophysics, as far as I know. Emily Browning narrates the film as Frances, a fresh-faced East End girl looking for a way out, who is seduced by 'normal' Kray brother Reggie at the start. We are then taken on a gleeful whistle-stop tour of the Krays' manor-cum-empire, including a childishly exciting tit-for-tat feud with Sarf London's Richardson family, and Reggie's club where celebrities and aristocrats enjoy the frisson of rubbing shoulders with members of the underworld. This opening part of t...