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Ned Kelly | Year: 2004 Classification: Action/Adventure Directed: - Gregor Jordan Actors/Actresses: - Heath Ledger - Orlando Bloom - Geoffrey Rush - Naomi Watts A Beautiful Tragic Drama I watched this film because of the actors on the billing, not knowing what to expect, and came away deeply touched and with a new respect for Heath ledger. This is a very touching movie, a gritty look at the lives of the Ned Kelly Gang, a group of four friends pushed to become outlaws due to the injustices their family suffers in colonial Austrailia. It is a beautiful and tragic story. The actors have done a surpurb job, portraying not brash larger-then-life characters, but realistic people who have suffered and yet have to go on, tragic heros whom you have to feel for by the end of the film. Ledger gives a confident and mature preformance, unlike any other part he has done before. It isn't a role in which I would have expected to see him, but he definately suceeds and shows his versitality as a serious actor. The Irish culture portayed against the Austrailian landscape gives the movie a surreal quality, and a look at a historical era not usually thought of. This is a breautiful dramatic peice you'll not want to miss. Very well worth it in my opinion. Better than Robin Hood - but with an accent I actually rented the DVD of this, and it definitely wasn't an illegal copy, so where the hell is it on Amazon, and no doubt they won't put up a theatrical release review of mine. I saw this movie purely for Heath Ledger and Heath Ledger alone. I couldn't give a stuff about Orlando Bloom, he's too much of a pretty boy. Heath is more rough and ready, just the way I like them. I'd never heard of Ned Kelly before. But never the less I enjoyed the movie, although I'm glad I rented it, and not bought it - it's not a film I would watch again. It's a very sad and predictable story. Ned is an outlaw, what else would happen to outlaws, and their partners-in-crime? What is shocking, that despite 32,000 names on a petition, Ned Kelly was still hanged, at the hopelessly young age of 25. For what? Robbing a few banks? Killing a few police men? There's not much to the story that isn't predictable, and that you won't have already guessed. If you're wanting an Orlando Bloom movie, you'll be sadly disappointed. He has very little screen time (thank God), and instead we get the gorgeous Heath taking up the screen, along with his now ex (she'll take him back, she has done before) Naomi Watts. The only queries I have is the Irish accents when you're in Australia. I was in fits at it, until the director thought it would be best for Heath to explain he was Irish and living in Australia. Yet Ned Kelly comes out and says that he was born in Australia? And I assume a couple of years pass at one point. He goes into jail with a full head of hair, comes out with no hair, and the next scene he has a full head of hair again!!! It's a great film, moving, but looks more like Far & Away most of the time (with the setting). Very predictable - apart from the iron/steel/whatever outfits. Did no one think to cover their arms or legs?! Orlando Bloom WOW! Orlando Bloom is one of the main charecters it is a movie that i will buy Buy Ned Kelly at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Ned Kelly Search with the Priority Search Engine on Ned Kelly This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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