Dusty Springfield Biopic Starring Nicole Kidman

I have mixed feelings about the news that Nicole Kidman will play Dusty Springfield in a film about the pop star's life.

I like Kidman and think she's a fine choice to play Springfield. And, no doubt, the movie will introduce a new generation to Springfield's great music.

I just hope the film's script doesn't seem as if it was ripped from the pages of the tabloids. It's fine, perhaps essential, if the film addresses Springfield's bisexuality. That message might even be positive. And the film probably would seem unrealistic if it didn't include bits about her battles with drugs and alcohol.

I just don't want to see a sordid caricature of her life; I got enough of that sort of thing when I watched biopics about Johnny Cash and Ray Charles. Personally, I'd be happy if the Dusty Springfield movie focused just on her music, which is all that really matters.