Ned Kelly

 

"I don't know why I took his watch. It was somethin' to do with his not needin' it."

The story of Ned Kelly, the famous outlaw, is a powerful, emotional, thrilling tale about about a man who after being forming a gang and commiting robberies, which leads to three cops murdred, becomes an outlaw and become one of Australia's notable figures in history. 

Heath Ledger portrays Ned Kelly and i think he's really good. Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts & Geoffrey Rush are also very good in their roles. The depth of Ned Kelly's life i've heard isn't enough to truely capture who the man really was but i felt this film did a satisfactory job. 

The story for me was done well and ipaced well enough for me to keep myself immersed in the film. There is great drama & action and it is all blended well together. 

I particulary found the final shoot-out very realistically shot & edited & very enjoyable. 

I'm not familiar with Ned Kelly's story but after watching this film, i can say that it is interesting and definately a great watch, even though more detail would have been welcomed. 

This is one of the few films that i really enjoyed thouroughly which i had low expectations for. It's a film which although isn't quite the epic masterpiece we were hoping for, it is still a compelling tale about the life of an outlaw which I would watch again.

★★★☆☆