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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[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 :)