After bringing Shakespeare to the big screen with Macbeth,
and delivering a much-maligned but still admirable attempt at video game
adaptation with Assassin’s Creed, director Justin Kurzel has reunited with
screenwriter Shaun Grant to once again step into Australia’s dark history to
bring us a film about the quintessential Aussie legend: The outlaw Ned Kelly.
The two have already proven their salt as a team with Snowtown, and Shaun
Grant’s writing did a great service to the cultural hiding featured in Jasper Jones, and
true to form, their efforts here make for a powerful piece of cinema.
