Ned Kelly Movie Review 2003

Another telling of the legend of Australian outlaw Ned Kelly (Ledger), based on the novel "Our Sunshine" by Robert Drewe. Kelly was falsely imprisoned for three years and faced such harassment from corrupt law officers that he took up bank robbery with a gang of four others and became a folk hero for the lower class. Ledger fits the role well but Orlando Bloom (as Kelly's Gang member Joe Byrne) is a true scene-stealer. Very genuine, well-made effort with a brutal final showdown between the police and the gang, but the presentation doesn't always flow well.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 109 minutes.
Originally from Australian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Crime Drama, True Stories, Biopics: Cops & Robbers, Down Under, Adapted from a Story, Adventure Drama, Period Piece: 19th Century, Folklore & Legends, Gangs

Screenplay

John M. McDonagh

Cast

Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Naomi Watts, Joel Edgerton, Laurence Kinlan, Kris McQuade, Emily Browning, Kiri Paramore, Rachel Griffiths, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Peter Phelps, Russell Dykstra, Phil Barantini, Kerry Condon, Saskia Burmeister

Cinematography

Oliver Stapleton

Director

Gregor Jordan

Music

Klaus Badelt

Other

Gary Wilkins, Jon Gregory, Ian Gracie, Anna Borghesi, Steven Jones-Evans

Producer

Lynda House, Nelson Woss, Australian Film Commission, Australian Film Finance Corp., Working Title Productions, Focus Features