Review of The Legend of Ben Hall (2016) by Brendan N — 28 Sep 2017
I was a little shocked that this is the direction they chose with this film. It feels like an underdeveloped story that couldn't decide if they wanted a period film or a character study, it falls flat in the middle.
The problem I had with the film was the lack of realism, in a day and age where the stage has been set by The Unforgiven, True Grit and The Assassination of Jesse James, you can't provide a one dimensional story like this.
The creative team can't seem to find common ground, they want to paint him as a flawed anti hero but they want us to like him and care about his demise. There was a good film here but a lack of character focus and inexperienced actors can't hold the film together.
The film has a great scope and I think this is a missed opportunity, there is talent here and I will watch another film should they take another chance. 26-08-2017.
This review of The Legend of Ben Hall (2016) was written by Brendan N on 28 Sep 2017.
The Legend of Ben Hall has generally received positive reviews.
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