i think that this film be very well make and heath leger be very convincing and his irish accent be flawless . orlando bloom and naomi watt be also really good and believable . how true it be to what really happen i have no idea and but it do portray why people sometimes become what they do . maybe those in authority have always be corrupt and i do find it interest that over 30 and 000 sign a petition for ned kelly not to be hang and so maybe there be more truth in this film than at first thought . in many way it remind me of cold mountain which be another good historical film . all in all i would highly recommend this film and i be somewhat baffled why it do not do good in the cinema .