Rent Ned Kelly (2003)
3.1 of 5 from 106 ratings
1h 45min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- From the producers of "Elizabeth" and "About A Boy" comes the true story of one of the most notorious outlaws of all time...Ned Kelly. Persecuted by the police and hunted by an Empire, Ned Kelly had the largest reward in the world on his head. Forced into hiding whilst his friends and family were unlawfully imprisoned, Ned and his gang soon became folklore. It is a dramatic and exciting story of one of Australia's most famous legends.
- Actors:
- Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Naomi Watts, Joel Edgerton, Laurence Kinlan, Philip Barantini, Kerry Condon, Kris McQuade, Emily Browning, Kiri Paramore, Rachel Griffiths, Geoff Morrell, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Saskia Burmeister, Peter Phelps, Russell Dykstra, Nick Farnell, Russell Gilbert, Brooke Harman
- Directors:
- Gregor Jordan
- Writers:
- Robert Drewe, John Michael McDonagh
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Countries:
- Australia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/12/2011
- Run Time:
- 110 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Ned Kelly In Popular Culture
- Trailers
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Reviews (1) of Ned Kelly
A story well-told, but not a masterpiece - Ned Kelly review by Philip in Paradiso
This is the closest to a Western that Australian film can produce: the story of legendary outlaw Ned Kelly and his gang in 1870s Australia. Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom do their bit to keep you interested, and the movie is fine overall, but it somehow lacks depth and intensity. There are some good action scenes and a captivating re-creation of the Australian wilderness, all the same.
The romantic tryst involving Naomi Watts is totally implausible and added on for no clear reason. (I don't know whether it is accurate historically, but very much doubt it.) And the film gives a one-sided account of Ned Kelly's goings-on: you are expected to feel sorry for him -- an impoverished Australian of Irish descent who is being picked upon by corrupt and violent police officers.
It is still a good film and I enjoyed watching it, but it is not a masterpiece. It is not bad at all, but it could have been so much better. I don't regret watching it, though.
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