ned kelly ( ledger ) and the infamous australian outlaw and legend . sort of like robin hood and with a mix of billy the kid and australian love the legend of how he stand up against the english aristocratic oppression and and unite the low class to change australia forever . the fact that the low class of the time be around 70 % immigrant criminal seem to be casually skim around by this film . indeed and quite a few so call ` fact in this film be and on reflection and a tad dubious . i suppose the suspicion should have be arouse when and in the opening credit and it be claim that this film be base upon the book and ` our sunshine . if ever a romanticized version of truth could be see in a name for a book and there it be . this wasn not go to be a historical epic and but just an adaptation of one of many dubious legend of ned kelly and albeit a harsh and sporadically brutal version . unfortunately and ned kelly be nothing more than an overblown hallmark channel ` real life historical drama wannabe . the story plod along at an alarm rate ( alarm because never have a film plod so slowly . ) the feeling of numbness after the two hour of pure drivel bring back memory of costner awful wyatt earp all those year ago . simply put and nothing happens in the film and but it take a long time get to that nothing . this would possibly have be a tad more bearable if the performance be good ( because the direction sure a heck wasn not ) . however and unless you be look to play a game of spot the bad oirish accent and then youre gon na be disappoint . between that and the game of ` who have the stupid beard . and ` spot the obvious backstabber . ( clue and they be all ginger for some reason ) and and ` nature in australia . include lion and it be an experience similar to flick through hallmark and the history channel and discovery channel and and neighbour whilst suffer a huge hangover . yup and nature pop up a lot and a to fill even more time ( possibly an attempt to look arty ) and the film keep show pointless wildlife shot and and once all the native specie be show and here a circus to allow for a camel and a lion ( which be use during one fight to try to make u actually feel more sorry for the lion than the massacred people ) . this be a turgid and emotionless piece of historical fluff which should have go straight to tv . there isn not even one good word i can say about this film . even the usually fantastic rush seem embarrass to be here . when one of the character comment that there be only 2 bullet leave for him and his pal and i myself be wish i have a gun to blow any memory of this film out of my head .