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Promoters of Krays movie ingeniously use a bad review to their advantage

Published 09:35 9 Sept 2015 BST

Updated 11:16 9 Sept 2015 BST

Nooruddean Choudry
Promoters of Krays movie ingeniously use a bad review to their advantage

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You've got to admire the brilliant cheek of it.

There have been many positive reviews for the much-anticipated Legend, starring Tom Hardy as both Ronnie and Reggie Kray. However, in the midst of a plethora of 4 and 5-star ratings, one reviewer was less impressed. Benjamin Lee of the Guardian wasn't a fan, opining that "there’s not enough within Legend to elevate it from other British crime films, despite the wealth of real-life drama to play with." Fair enough. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and even the cinematic classics received some less favourable comments. But what's brilliant - and pleasingly mischievous - is how the promoters of Legend used Lee's 2-star rating. Rather than leave it off a poster displaying all the positive plaudits, they included it as follows: https://twitter.com/benfraserlee/status/641368752798306304 Squeezed between the heads of Ronnie and Reggie, the two stars look like another generous rating, with the viewer assuming the Krays' noggins are obscuring a solid 4-star review. It's not dishonest, just very very clever. Whoever came up with this idea is a legend in our book.

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Promoters of Krays movie ingeniously use a bad review to their advantage