Directed by:
Gregor JordanScreenplay:
John Michael McDonaghCinematography:
Oliver StapletonComposer:
Klaus BadeltCast:
Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts, Joel Edgerton, Laurence Kinlan, Philip Barantini, Kerry Condon, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Browning, Talia Zucker (more)VOD (1)
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You can kill a man but not a legend. Ned Kelly (Heath Ledger) and his brother Dan, sons of an Irish pig thief exiled to the Australian penal colony in 1843, formed the core of the Kelly Gang (with two other men), an outlaw gang (they were called "bushrangers", not "cowboys") that roamed across Australia for over two wild years. Kelly was a clever bandit, making his own homemade armor, including steel chest plates and helmets, to stop bullets from stopping him. Kelly was first arrested at 16 for horse stealing, but he became an outlaw when he killed a police officer who was harrassing his brother. (Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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The only thing worth mentioning is the final shootout, when a group of about a hundred soldiers led by the main antagonist, Commissioner Harem (Geoffrey Rush), surrounds the house where the entire gang of four mates is hiding. It is excellently filmed, and most importantly, the amusing and truly exciting idea with the armor, where you has to support the not-so-charismatic heroes whether you want to or not. The leading actors are not too convincing, and that is probably the main flaw of this whole pompous project, a creation that can be characterized as average and easily forgettable. And I haven't even mentioned the several-minute-long and completely unnecessary barking of Naomi Watts, who was really there just for that attractive Australian look.
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