Thing , which is very true , is that Tom Hardy is one of the most brilliant , versatile , talented actors in the world right now ! He is one of the very few , chosen ones , who will continue in the footsteps of the greats : Pacino , Nicholson , De Niro ... On the other hand , the story itself , while fascinating is not translated very well into the narrative of the film ... Pretty weak , somewhat boring storyline , which makes all film to be not on the same level as the Hardy's performance ... Definitely , with original material like that , it should have been way better . Nevertheless , good one time watch !