The Fall of the Krays

A tricky review as I have not seen 'The Rise of The Krays' (which reports suggest is far superior). To start with the actors playing the notorious twins do not look anything like each other, so it kind of grated for most of the duration. Despite some intense scenes, key figures in the story only have a few minutes of screen time (which is a shame as there is less character development). The actors themselves are not of the same caliber as other Kray projects and the production costs look pretty threadbare, with such spartan set designs. Saying that the details are pretty accurate and to its credit, concentrates chiefly on the madness of Ronnie; which in all truth was the (utter) root cause of both their infamous rise and crumbling downfall. The friend of Reggie here (and a central core to the story) is based on the real life gangster of Albert Donaghue.

What is it about the name "Kray" that causes so many actors to forget all the basic skills of their craft and to switch into "wanna be gangster" mode.

The overacting here was embarrassing.

Avoid.

Actually, the Tom Hardy version was indeed pretty good, which makes this version so awful by comparison.

The Krays, 1960's London, the implosion of Ronald, Reginald and company. So what could go wrong with such a platform to build and craft a wealth of scenes? It would appear much.

The Rise of the Krays (albeit lacking in substance) had the ability to keep the viewer (at least) wondering where the next scene might come from. Sadly, The Fall of the Krays comes with no such hook to grab the attention.

The acting is mediocre at best. In fact the only consistent character is Frances' Mum played by Clare McGlinn. There seems to be an ongoing and unnecessary need for the actors to try and portray the twins like like they were Phil and Grant Mitchel. Overreacting, overacting and not at all believable; the company they keep much the same.

If you're after a quick hit of good old-fashioned violence, mockney accents and loads of shouting after a few pints down the pub, this one's for you. If you want a little more then give Legend a go with Tom Hardy. It's more believable in half the time. If you want to watch a film about the Krays with the Mrs and you're a newby then give the Kemp boys a whirl.

Not the best.

Worth a watch, the actors were a bit young and goofy to play the kray twins, but the story was accurate enough.

Luckily I only watched the first 20 minutes as I couldn't endure anymore. Absolute garbage, everyone involved in this film should be ashamed. Hope the lead actors give up their actinf careers as they couldn't act even if their lives depended on it.