Fresh
The blending of vast sets and digital effects is not quite seamless in Chow Hin Yeung's kung fu period extravaganza "Rise of the Legend," but it's close.
Andy Webster, New York Times
Legend
Love, fight, live, rule like a legend.
2015 · 2h 12m · R
Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Brian Helgeland
Overview
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A stylish, rousing throwback epic, telling the fictionalized story of Wong as a young man, circa 1868.
Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Rise of the Legend's jumble of backstories, flashbacks, and betrayals can't hope to carry the same weight as its punches.
Michael Nordine, Village Voice
Fresh
Chow and To don't tinker with the lore's DNA too much, but fortunately they have Peng to freshen it up, and even the specter of Li does little to detract from his emerging star power.
Elizabeth Kerr, Hollywood Reporter
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