Truly Dreadful Film

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Am I Missing Something?

Absolutely brilliant

Sorry, but I had to rate this film very low, primarily because I could not understand the Irish/Australian accents. I caught maybe one word out of five or six and was therefore unable to make sense of most of what was said. And, unfortunately, the DVD subtitles did not work -- first time I have encountered this problem with any DVD over the years! The movie seems to have been shot with the camera's aperture closed down a couple of stops, for it was very dark. I had to set picture quality to VIVID and turn up the brightness to obtain a decent picture. Even then many scenes were ridiculously dark. And there's nothing wrong with my equipment, have been watching many movies the last few weeks.Overall, the pace of Ned Kelly was slow and plodding, with long, long lingering shots that were not necessary, that added nothing, but rather simply occupied time.I was looking forward greatly to this title, and feel terribly let down.

I guess I was attracted to this film both because of the sound of the story and the leading actor, so I gave it a chance, from director Gregor Jordan (Buffalo Soldiers). Basically Ned Kelly (Heath Ledger) is set up by the police, especially Superintendent Francis Hare (Geoffrey Rush), he is forced to go on the run forming a gang and go against them to clear his own and his family's names. That's really all I can say about the story, as I wasn't paying the fullest attention to be honest. Also starring Orlando Bloom as Joseph Byrne, Naomi Watts as Julia Cook, Laurence Kinlan as Dan Kelly, Philip Barantini as Steve Hart, Joel Edgerton as Aaron Sherritt, Kiri Paramore as Constable Fitzpatrick, Kerry Condon as Kate Kelly, Emily Browning as Grace Kelly and Rachel Griffiths as Susan Scott. Ledger makes a pretty good performance, for what it's worth, and the film does have its eye-catching moments, particularly with a gun battle towards the end, but I can't say I enjoyed it as I didn't look at it all. Okay!

I watched this on the movies with my girlfriend at the time and I can say that I didn't have the best time mainly because I didn't know about Ned Kelly or his story.But since this is a biopic, it's important to at least know what to expect from the character.I don't know if the manner the events are told are true, or if it everything is fictional. But the way Ned Kelly is portrayed as a hero and a fighter for justice really makes me want to believe everything is true. I don't think he's portrayed as a redneck criminal or thief, but that's just my opinion.This is a solid Western-type movie for everybody's tastes. Heath Ledger is great as always and the sexy Naomi Watts charms the screen.Give this movie a chance if it airs on cable. Otherwise, I don't think I could recommend it.

This is the worst film we have ever seen. Heath Ledger's beard was the worst stick on beard since Charlton Heston played Moses in that film. It was a travesty when the monkey got shot, but we held back our tears when Bloom said 'Ha, the monkey's been shot'. Which just goes to show how heartless the Kelly gang were. Anyway, what had the monkey done, didn't the police know there was an innocent monkey inside the inn? We bet most of the reviewers (who seemed to spend all the film in tears) didn't spot the fate of the monkey. We just knew the lion was going to get it too. What was the point of that and what was the point of the horse blood scene? Does anyone have the recipe for wombat stew? Sad to say, as we write this (25/01/08) Heath Ledger will not be remembered for this film. We hope the aborigine was paid for his walk on part, it was the only realistic, authentic and professional part of the film where the director seemed to have something in mind. Was it Jimmie Blacksmith? For an idea of the directorial standards in this film see what the director is up to in 2009.