Not To Bad Natalie

I thought the bio pic wasn't too bad. It was entirely filmed in Australia, except I think for some Catalina location work. The settings looked good with a good sense of the periods 40's to 80. Justine Waddell handled the role very well and occasionally resembled the real Natalie. I thought Elizabeth Rice as the second Natalie was a standout. She only appeared for a brief time, and she didn't really look like Natalie but she gave a very emotional performance, I hope we get to see more of this young actress. Michael Weatherly gave a humourous and touching portrayal of RJ, sounding exactly like him. I must say that the Marilyn Monroe impersonation by Aussie singer Sophie Monk was appalling, she also looked terrible, too skinny and what about the terrible wig! It was sad to see such a good actress as Alice Krige (who played Natalie's horrible mother) reduced to playing such a cliched role. And they spent far too much time on the last 2 days of her life. Overall though I enjoyed the pic due mainly to it's performances, the script was predictable.