The Krays

The Krays tells the story of the notorious London East End gangsters Ronnie (Gary Kemp) & Reggie Kray (Martin Kemp) from their humble upbringing to the top of post-war London gangland with some seriously nasty antics. They ruled through fear, intimidation... Full review

How "The Krays" fails would take a book, and that tome would example the way nearly every sincere effort at reproducing real live people on film comes to a bad end. First, the real Krays apparently had script approval based... Full review

very good movie i say if you havent seen it you are missing out on a good show. go rent it today good good good good good... Full review

Very violent, but great depiction of the notorious Kray twins, real life gangsters that ruled the London underworld in the 1960s. The Kemp brothers, founders of the 1980s New Romantic band Spandau Ballet, give standout performances, especially Gary, who portrays the... Full review

Not bad entertainment but not good enough for a classic. Some people have mentioned that the Krays gave their approval to the script. This was a bad thing. Now they are both dead. The Kray story should be done again,... Full review

This was the U.K.'s finest hour with The Krays in the spotlight. The right time and place it was to capture the true story of England's most notorious gangster's terrorising the East-End streets of London.Shocking and brutal it was as... Full review

(Contains spoilers)This film is one of those films that only fully reveals itself once it is all over. When it finished, I must admit that I found myself thinking that the ending seemed to come rather suddenly, without much explanation.... Full review

I watched the film in the context of a historical study into London and its underworld from the 18th to 20th centuries, so I apologise in advance if this review seems overly academic.The Krays were a fascinating pair, and this... Full review

Peter Medak directed this film from the screenplay of Philip Ridley. Both have done great films like Romeo Is Bleeding (Medak) and Passion of Darkly Noon (Ridley) and The Krays is not an exception. It tells the story of real... Full review

Do I detect that Steven Berkoff was slightly put out at appearing in this ? He must have since he tends to ruin THE KRAYS with some of the hammiest acting ever seen on film . For each and every... Full review

Final Thoughts: The Krays is a good film just shy of greatness that is inexplicably absent from release on DVD in the United States. The real Krays led lives that could fill the pages of dozens of pulpy potboilers, but the movie provides only a skimming overview of their exploits, and almost completely skips over the important (and damned fascinating) details of their downfall, just sort of ending with an, "Oh yeah, and then they wound up in prison" denouement. ... Full Review

There's a most horrific film to be made about the Krays, because what Peter Medak has done is just the tip of the iceberg of the atrocities they committed. The film works so well, I think ... Full Review

As heroes, the Krays are more shadow than substance; they're stuck in metaphor. Ostensibly this fondness grows out of their identification with the predators of the world, but like most of what happens in this suggestive, inchoate and sometimes alluring film, the connections are intentionally or unintentionally left to our imaginations. ... Full Review

Ronald, in a jealous rage over Frances stealing his brother away from him, becomes even more brutal in his crimes and while the brothers' backs are turned, a group of older mobsters challenge the Krays' authority, invoking a horrible bloodbath that effects not only the two brothers but Frances and Violet as well. ... Full Review

THE KINKS came close to striking a deal with notorious London gangsters REGGIE and RONNIE KRAY - the twins wanted to manage the hit 60s band. ... Full Article

London had never seen anything quite like the brothers Kray, the sadistic twins who ran a protection empire and palled around with cafe society. They became celebrities of a sort. ... Full Article

Time for another kick ass contest kids. This time around we are giving away more goodies then you can shake your first at courtesy of IFC and in celebration of Pulp Month on IFC. ... Full Article

"I can see things in your eyes," the timorous British girl tells her fiance, about halfway through "The Krays.""What things?" asks the natty young man. "Monsters," she replies. ... Full Article