The Krays (DVD) Reviews

The Brits don't have the money like the Americans do when it comes to making gangster flicks -but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. The Krays prefers to concentrate on the domestic lives of the two London-based, organised crime leaders Ronnie and Reggie Kray, rather than making a statement of what is real and what is false in a ...  Read the complete review

I like many other people have always been interested in criminals and in particular gangsters of the past. The name in the UK which sticks out the most, due to their celebrity lifestyles in the 60s is The Krays. Like many London Eastenders, The Krays were from Irish and Jewish stock, the film briefly shows some of the background, i.e. a small ...  Read the complete review

So well made, Martin & Gary the Kemp twins (from New Romantic 1980's band Spandau Ballet) playing the Kray twins - infamous British villains. The film is excellent to watch on it's own merits, a story of the Krays lives in gangland Britain from the second world war right through to modern day. To discover that the film is based on ...  Read the complete review

Director: Peter Medak Producers: Dominic Anciano and Ray Burdis Writer: Philip Ridley Starring: Martin Kemp, Gary Kemp, Billie Whitelaw, Alfred Lynch and Tom Bell Released in 1990, this fact based drama followed the lives of two London gangsters who ran the East end in the 1960's. **SOME OF THE ...  Read the complete review

Synopsis *********** Raised by their over-bearing mother and aunts, Ronnie and Reggie Kray were soon inducted into a world just on the wrong side of law as they became childhood bullies. With their father being a layabout gambler and their grandfather a former prize boxer, short of a couple of marbles, their only parental guidance ...  Read the complete review

The Kray Twins, Ronnie and Reggie, were, as I'm sure we all know, a couple of violent thugs who ran a badly organised criminal empire in London's East End in the 1960s. For some reason they became well known, getting to hang out with celebrities like Judy Garland, and having their photo taken by David Bailey. After a few years they were ...  Read the complete review

This film is about the life of a pair of twins Ronald and Reginald Kray (played by Gary Kemp and Martin Kemp from the pop band Spandau Ballet) who were born in London during the second world war. The film was directed by Peter Medak. What he was trying to portray, was the lives of the two most frightening and influential gangsters to ever ...  Read the complete review

I saw this film about 4 years ago on video and thought it was a really good, if not a bit horrific film. The film follows the lives of the infamous Kray twins played by Martin and Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet (who'd have imagined it?). The twins are two very hard people who basically start up a protection racket, make a lot of ...  Read the complete review

Gary and Martin Kemp star in this brutally stark account of the absolute rulers of Londons' Eastend underworld through their reign of terror in the 1950's and 60's. This movie is superbly acted by two powerful performances from its two leading actors as well as featuring an outstanding supporting performance from Billie Whitelaw in the ...  Read the complete review

I was still a kid when the Kray twins were jailed for life so did not really know what was going on. I learnt the whole story from watching this film and visiting their web site. The Kemp brothers were well suited to the part and it tells the story of their life from children to where they were finally imprisoned for their part ...  Read the complete review

Anyone with the slightest bit of knowledge of the Krays and the east end of London will notice the glaring problems with this film. When I first watched this movie I thought it was great but having watched it a few times since, (I own it on DVD) it just gets worse with every view. Some of the acting is suspect and the locations are ...  Read the complete review