The True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) is a movie my wife and I recently watched on a flight home from Italy on Finnair. The storyline focuses on a young Ned Kelly in the poor countryside of Australia who is raised under harsh conditions with a loose mother and a weak father. Ned and his family scrounge to survive in an environment where the British and authorities have their boots on the people's throats. As Ned grows up he develops resentment for both and builds a gang to face them head-on. This movie is directed by Australian director Justin Kurzel (Assassin's Creed) and stars George MacKay (1917), Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max), Charlie Hunnam (Son's of Anarchy) and Russell Crowe (Gladiator). The storyline for this picture is very compelling due to the over the top character Ned Kelly and the fascinating environment it takes place in - Australia in 1870. The settings, use of light and cinematography is absolute beautiful in this film. The circumstances are so compelling and the cast delivers their performances well. The best part of the movie is the first 2/3s that really focuses on the circumstances and lifestyle. It takes forever to get to the actual gang aspects of Ned's life and that aspect feels very rushed. The entire gang sequences are under developed as are his relationships with the gang members. The historical aspects of the movie are really bad, especially the last 20-30 minutes of the movie (this should not be called The True History). Overall this is slow burn movie with solid character development and not as much focus on the action and gang lifestyle of Kelly. I would recommend watching this once while keeping your brain shutoff on the historical accuracy. I would score this a 6/10.