Nicole Kidman was fetted final evening on the American Movie Institute. Right here she is, making a grand entrance:
And right here’s Meryl Streep introducing her (courtesy of Clayton Davis) and Graeme O’Neil, who has to supply commentary or else he’ll get a copyright strike. I can’t discover another footage on-line.
I assumed I’d take this chance to speak about what I take into account to be Nicole Kidman’s finest performances, and possibly that doesn’t embody the one she received her Oscar for. It was superb, after all, nevertheless it didn’t embed itself in my coronary heart the way in which a few of her different performances have. So listed below are my high ten Nicole Kidman performances.
To Die For
Has there ever been a greater function for Nicole than Suzanne Stone?
It’s bittersweet as a result of Hollywood doesn’t make motion pictures like this anymore. They will’t and received’t inform uncomfortable truths with out moralizing. All the things must be as much as code in order that the incorrect folks aren’t insulted and nobody is offended. However there was a time when filmmakers may inform tales, and To Die For is a superb satire. It’s all in regards to the mixture of true crime and movie star, one thing we had been oddly fascinated by within the Nineteen Nineties however that appears so widespread now as to be atypical.
It’s primarily based on a real story of a instructor who seduces her college students to kill her husband. An important solid, together with Joaquin Phoenix in an early function and Matt Dillon.
Moulin Rouge
This may be Kidman’s most well-known efficiency. There’s a cause they performed Diamonds are a Woman’s Finest Buddy when she took the stage on the AFI. How does one even start to explain this efficiency? It’s stunning, romantic, tragic, naughty… It’s the hair, the gown, the voice — unforgettable.
Lifeless Calm
Early on in Kidman’s profession she performs a badass on a ship. She was younger and simply beginning out, together with her corkscrew curls and her very Aussie accent. The explanation this movie is so watchable is Kidman. Anybody who noticed her had little question she could be a power to be reckoned with.
Huge Little Lies
It’s doable the work on this collection is the most effective performing Kidman has ever carried out, although it’s a bit of unusual it comes so late in her very lengthy profession. All the things got here collectively for her on this. It was precisely the correct character at precisely the correct time. She steals the present.
Far and Away
Okay, so it isn’t the best film, nevertheless it’s quite a lot of enjoyable to observe and keep in mind the times of Tom and Nicole. They met on Days of Thunder after which made this movie collectively. It’s additionally a type of journey epics we don’t see a lot of anymore, even when Kidman later made Australia with Baz.
These are my high 5 favourite performances of Nicole Kidman’s however she is an actress I’ll watch in something. She’s paid her dues after which some, and could be simply as enjoyable to observe studying the telephone guide as she is enjoying a juicy function.
Like, who wouldn’t watch this?
Or this:
I imply, what can I say. They broke the mould once they made Nicole.
What are your favourite Nicole Kidman performances?
