Movie cleverly sneaks two-star review onto poster

When a Guardian reviewer gave the upcoming gangster movie Legend two stars out of a possible five, it's unlikely they thought it would end up on the poster.

But the creator of Legend's latest promotional poster has fitted in the Guardian's star-rating in the sneakiest possible way.

They've done it by sandwiching it between a picture of two of the film's characters, both played by Tom Hardy.

Because every other review around it is four stars, it makes it look like Hardy has cut off the other two stars.

The Guardian's reviewer Benjamin Lee slammed the film - about notorious '60s gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray - as "disappointingly shallow".

That goes against other reviewers who have overwhelmingly praised the film, especially Hardy's performance as the Kray twins.

Legend opens in New Zealand theatres on October 15.

- nzherald.co.nz