A young man must prevent a demon from bringing eternal night to the world in this fantasy adventure. While the film has a fairy-tale feel, scary scenes and moments of violence may be too intense for younger children.
Parents need to know that Legend is a dark fantasy full of menacing and sometimes violent imagery that may terrify younger children. Actors in scary makeup and costumes play goblins representing a devil-like Lord of Darkness, who seeks to eradicate good and bring back a permanent winter of evil throughout the world.
The most brutal scene of violence in the film is near the end, where a character is stabbed what seems like 15-20 times very quickly, all over his body, with the majority of it in full, close view. Very bloody, intense and unsettling. Not for the faint-hearted. A man is punched in the nose for stealing.
The film has a lot of strong language throughout. Overall the film is intense. There isn't a ton of violence, but it is brutal and in your face when on screen. There is also an implied rape, but you do still know what is going on and hear some of it.
So as you can infer, Legend is worth a watch if you're a Tom Hardy fan. He's scarily good in these roles, and two Tom Hardys are better than one. For that reason alone I can't give this movie a lower score. However, if you're looking for substance in a gangster biopic, you'll have to look elsewhere.
A young man must prevent a demon from bringing eternal night to the world in this fantasy adventure. While the film has a fairy-tale feel, scary scenes and moments of violence may be too intense for younger children.
Starring a 22-year-old Tom Cruise (Top Gun Maverick) and 16-year-old Mia Sara (Ferris Bueller's Day Off), Legend is a beautifully filmed (if not particularly complex) allegory about the power of true love and the eternal struggle of good vs. evil.
The true story of London's most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray. As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea.
It's pushing the border for a majority of the fifth graders, but for very mature and stable readers, this is a great book. HOWEVER... the next in the series goes way up in age... I would not want a ten year old reading book 2 without parent permission. 4 people found this helpful.
This movie dramatizes the legendary Reggie and Ronnie Kray (both played by Tom Hardy), twin brothers who followed a life of crime in London's East End. Why is Legend rated R? The MPA rated Legend R for strong violence, language throughout, some sexual and drug material.
Day and the girl, June, have a romance, which gets a little steamy, although they only kiss and bring their bodies very close. The romance is respectful and appropriate for the circumstances and characters' age (about 15).
I loved the devil played by Tim Curry in heavy costume and makeup making him unrecognizable. His deep operatic yet comforting voice (slightly modified) is perfect, his expressions are very good and his movements are quite believable.
Tom Hardy fans and Sixties aficionados should be pleased, but those seeking a really engrossing gangster story should continue the search. As a double vehicle for a fantastic actor, it is worth watching. A well polished, but plodding biopic, driven by strong character performances and a well-chosen cast.
A former associate of the Krays, Freddie Foreman, told The Sun that while watching Hardy on screen was "uncanny" and like "seeing the twins reincarnated", the film gets the relationship between Reggie and his wife, Frances Shea, totally wrong.
“Charlie doesn't appear in Legend at all,” I said. “Maybe they thought it would be too complicated for American audiences to have twins and a third brother.” “The Twins didn't like the first film,” Micky told me. “They hated Charlie for it all the rest of his life.”
Don't let the rotten rating fool you, Legend is a cult classic with more than enough to entertain above and beyond Tim Curry's extreme makeover. This is an arthouse indulgence from Ridley Scott that may feature Tom Cruise, but still manages to impress.
Bennent is most known for his role in The Tin Drum (as Oskar) when he was 11 years old, and Legend (as Honeythorn Gump) when he was 19 years old. He also works in the most respected European theatres and has acted in multiple German movies.
Key Takeaways. Tom Cruise has an estimated net worth of $600 million as of 2023, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Cruise's Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One hit theaters on July 12, and earned close to $16 million at the box office on opening day.
It flopped HARD at the box office, and is often blamed for killing fantasy movies in general until Peter Jackson came along with Lord of the Rings. Nope, Legend is not a good movie. But it is a GREAT movie. Pretty much everyone agrees you don't watch Legend for the story, you watch it for the jaw-dropping visuals.
Overall the film is intense. There isn't a ton of violence, but it is brutal and in your face when on screen. There is also an implied rape, but you do still know what is going on and hear some of it. There is a suicide that is seen.
The Lord of Darkness, also known as the Dark Lord or simply Darkness, is the master of the underworld and the main antagonist of the 1985 dark fantasy film Legend.
