Review of Neo Ned (2005) by Siobhan G — 22 Dec 2012
Very different love story. Again it was a movie that I heard of because of Jeremy Renner being in it, but the premise of it had me curious. While, yes, Renner's Ned is a Neo Nazi at the start of this movie, it isn't about that. It has to do with Ned just trying to find his place in life because his upbringing was not exactly normal, and he'd find ways to fit in with whomever he could. After supposedly committing a murder, he's thrown into a mental institution and there he meets Gabrielle Union's Rachel, a troubled woman who claims she's possessed by the spirit of Adolf Hitler, but her problems run much deeper.
Renner makes Ned so loveable that you can't help but like him, even when he's saying some rather nasty things. But you can tell that Ned isn't fully invested in what he is actually saying, the words come out as if by rote, if that makes any sense! And Gabrielle's Rachel comes across as strong but weak all at the same time, which makes for an interesting character to watch.
By the end of the movie both characters find what they need and get something of a happy ending.
This review of Neo Ned (2005) was written by Siobhan G on 22 Dec 2012.
Neo Ned has generally received positive reviews.
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