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Nicole Kidman's greatest performance


It's been many years since I watched this mini-series. The first time I saw it, I thought it was a gem, but with flaws. The flaws are the usual ones you find in Australian films/tv, namely, poor scripts and acting.

Be that as it may, on my first viewing of this mini-series, I felt that Nicholas Eadie and Nicole Kidman put in great acting performances.

The scene where Nicole Kidman is being interviewed on radio, and her brother calls in is very moving. This scene is her greatest performance in acting, I think. I've found her acting overly mannered in subsequent movies where she plays Americans, e.g. To die for.

The second time I saw this mini-series (hey, I liked it enough to watch it the second time it was on t.v.) it was Nicole Kidman's performance which remained the standout element of the production.

Australia has produced some of the best mini-series on television. Along with "Through my eyes" [based on the Lindy Chamberlain story], Vietnam is right up there as one of the best produced in Australia.

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This mini series has just been shown on the History Channel here in NZ. I hadn't seen this since mid eighties and as I was a kid at the time I didn't really remember the whole story. Lucky enough to record it this time as it probably won't be shown again for another 20 years. I have to agree that Nicole Kidman was really very good. I certainly shed a tear in the scene when she was at the radio station being interviewed and reconised her brother's voice on the phone.

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Greatest ever performance !!! What about BMX Bandits! Now that was real 'Oscar' stuff there!

I have an eternal hope.

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She won an AFI Award for this role! She was really good, I was very impressed.

"going into the bedroom of some pop band"
"it's not SOME band, it's the best band in Australia!"
LOL love that line!

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