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Ned Kelly

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Australia, United Kingdom, United States · 2003
Rated R · 1h 50m
Director Gregor Jordan
Starring Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Naomi Watts
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, History

After getting threatened by Ned Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Kelly. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set off into the wild to hide from everyone who seeks them. While on the run, they plan a way to get their names cleared.

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70

Film Threat by

It’s an exciting movie filled with plenty of action, adventure, beautiful cinematography and best of all, terrific performances.

60

The New York Times by Dana Stevens

The storytelling is choppy and abrupt, and the filmmakers rely heavily on voice-over narration to announce themes that are never brought to dramatic life on screen. Mr. Ledger, his heartthrob charisma camouflaged behind a heavy beard, gives a stiff, hesitant performance.

80

Variety by David Stratton

An impressively staged, dark-toned revisiting of the life and times of Australia's boldest and most charismatic outlaw.

70

Dallas Observer by Jean Oppenheimer

Despite the idealized portrait of Kelly and the very predictable plot, the film proves engaging, thanks in large measure to Ledger's sympathetic and believable performance.

70

Village Voice by Jessica Winter

The film marks a welcome departure from the usual rah-rah machismo of the semi-nationalist action adventure, but Jordan never escapes the mighty shadow of "The Thin Red Line"--from the grace-note inserts of exotic birds, snakes, and foliage to Ledger's laconic, sometimes haiku-like voice-over to Klaus Badelt's embarrassingly Zimmer-derivative score.

50

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

Since Ned Kelly -- which is not terrible, just too often dull -- has a no-expense-spared feel to it, this Focus Features release can be regarded only as an opportunity missed.

67

Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

A boggy mix of fact, fiction, and changeable wigs and beards worn by Heath Ledger in the title role, manages to shrink the grandness of the myth without clarifying our understanding of the man.

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