Ned Kelly

[scottishlass]

Just saw the movie Ned Kelly and it was okay. Not your normal Western fare.
What I did notice though was a) Heath Ledger really played wooden; b) Naomi Watts looked like Nicole Kidman in some of the frames (all golden haired fair lady) and c) Orlando Bloom'sacting was okay. I mean okay as in no wiggly eyebrows (thank Goodness) and a good supporting role.
And Poor Jonathan Hardy was way too under used. As the Great Orlando he would have made such a good entrance. He is a wonderful actor with a wonderful voice, too bad they didn't elaborate his role more.. more is the pity :-(

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[koellegirl.livejournal.com]

I havn't seen Ned Kelly up to know, but knowing that you like the movie, gives me hope, that I will like it as well.
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[miriel361.livejournal.com]

As an antipodean, I loved this film. It is part of our heritage, a 'Robin Hood' story that still fires up the imagination.

I also thought Orlando did a great job, just one look out of those eyes and I would have been weak. In particular, he died very well.

The worst bit of acting in the whole story was the redhaired woman he seduced on the sofa. But then again, maybe she was supposed to be like that?

I enjoyed it. but I can also understand why it wasn't released in Europe.

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah ... the seduction of the banker's wife scene was awful. But then again I don't like actress at all, she is also Brenda in Six Feet Under and she drives me up the walls as I think she always overacts. I had first thought that it was her dubbing voice, now I know it is her :-(

Another scene I didn't like was the speech by Ned in that bank. Heath Ledger stalked around as if he had a broomstick up his behind. The speech set out to be embarrassed, I got that but he gets cockier and I didn't catch that in his gait.
But as I said, I thought the movie was okay. Much better than the Ned Kelly movie with Mick Jagger :)