By all accounts, this version of the story of Edward Kelly, outlaw, reflects the latest historical consensus on the facts and background of his case. Heath Ledger is quite eloquent, using a fine script, but he's lost in the darkness of a badly photographed picture, to judge by the DVD, which should offer the best possible images. Unless they were acting at the express command of the producer or the director, the Lighting Director and the Director of Photography should be tasked to swim for Tasmania. Over 80 per cent of the film is so dark you cannot tell who is on the screen or what they are doing. Many of the rest are so extremely backlit that Ledger could be wearing a clown nose and no one would know. As a result, we never see the whites of the eyes of the actors except in the biggest setpieces. A pretty good movie could have been made from this script. This, however, is a mediocre audiobook.
Review of Ned Kelly
