First of all, I'd avoid this movie. Apparently, it's not true which makes the whole thing stupid and quite frankly, unrealistic.
Though the performances are great and the underlaying plot is decent, showing how native Australians don't wish to be ruled by the Brits, I feel that the turning point in the film comes far too late. It's not what young Ned (Orlando Schwerdt) is sold to a bushranger Harry Power (Russell Crowe) but rather when Constable Alexander Fitzpatrick (Nicholas Hoult) calls out the parentage of Ned's (now George MacKay's) love, Mary (Thomasin McKenzie) young son, it's the fiancé of Ned's mother, Ellen (Essie Davis) so things turn ugly in a hurry but his plans are dashed as he buys into the flattery of a hostage.
While the idea might have been alright, the time period is a bit board and that train does not appear to be period appropriate. I just feel that all the good actors and performances are completely wasted. Grade: C-
Side Notes:
-In case anyone is counting, this the third film where George MacKay impregnates a girl with what is perceived to be a one night stand (following Daisy Ridley in Ophelia and Amandla Stenberg in Where Hands Touch), all of which are seriously flawed films.
-Also, how in the world was Mary able to get letters to and from Ned while he was forming an army.
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