After Locke, I have decided that Tom Hardy is one of the best actors alive right now. I liked him a lot before, but very few actors could hold a movie like that in what was essentially a solo performance in a car.
So at this point I'm prepared to watch almost anything he is in. Tom Hardy as twins just means twice as much Tom Hardy.
The Krays was fascinating, though it definitely felt like its creative team expected viewers to be familiar with the basic story. Fine for England in the '90s, but slightly confusing for an American at any time. If this movie avoids that sort of already-in-the-know expectation, it could be really good.
@5 Agreed. Medak directed several films before The Krays, including The Ruling Class with Peter O'Toole, but very few afterwards. Makes me wonder if it was a "last straw" kind of thing, i.e. a difficult shoot, didn't perform as well as expected, etc.
@7 In light of the music I was listening to from 1981-86--Gang of Four, Fall, etc.--Spandau Ballet were definitely soft. Suicide and Cabaret Voltaire were more my speed when it came to synth acts.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
So at this point I'm prepared to watch almost anything he is in. Tom Hardy as twins just means twice as much Tom Hardy.
Sign me up.
AND GET OFF MY KILTED AND PIRATE INSPIRED LAWN!
(...also, Martin Kemp starred with Alyssa Milano in "Embrace of the Vampire"...which most men have seen parts of...)