Melbourne, Nov 27 : Entertainment commentator John-Michael Howson has
joined the likes of critics who have slammed Nicole Kidman''s turn in
the outback epic ‘Australia’.

Howson told Confidential that he agreed with many of the film''s
reviewers who criticized Baz Luhrmann''s choice of leading lady for the
film.

Regarding the woeful reviews surrounding Kidman''s performance, Howson
said: "Oh, you would go and hang yourself in a barn wouldn''t you?"

According to Howson, Kate Winslet would have been the smarter pick for the role of Lady Sarah Ashley.

"If only (Luhrmann) had put Kate Winslet and Russell Crowe in it ... I
hate to be crude but they look like they would screw," the Courier Mail
quoted Howson, as saying.

"Kate Winslet could pull off that ''English lady getting down and dirty
behind the barn'' thing. She has energy and would have had chemistry
with Russell, and that''s what movies are about," he added. (ANI)