fantastic movie . one to excite all 5 sens . be not a true historical report and not all information be to be take a factual information . true hollywood convention use and like play a list and very attractive actor a the hero and such a naomi watt ( julia cook ned kelly lover ) and heath ledger ( ned ) and orlando bloom ( joe byrne ned right hand man ) and and unattractive ( sorry geoffrey rush ) actor play the drunken and corrupt victorian police force . this also instill a very unreliable love story into the mix between ned ( ledger ) and julia cook ( watt ) to entice all the romantic and female be especially susceptible . even from the first scene and when ned save the fat youth from drown and his dad call him sunshine and have a glint in his eye a he look down at me and his hand on me shoulder and it be very romanticized and persuade viewer to side with ned kelly and the underdog . besides and do not all aussie love an underdog .