Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS

The people have put bad reviews want the moon on a stick or they just expect the world to be there purely for them!!!!

This is a really good portrayal of INXS and Luke Arnold is simply superb.

In many ways just as good as Bohemian Rhapsody and a lot more accurate to the history of INXS. Good performances, some cheese here and there but mostly a solid watch.

"Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS" (2014)

One of the greatest bands ever, and by far the best Aussie band, INXS changed music. But, every band goes through hard times. This two part TV/movie/miniseries is about the story of INXS.

Straight up, this TV mini series is amazing. It will hook you from the first minute. And the splitting up into two parts is done surprisingly great. Part one is the band's start, and how successfully they become, and part two is about how it all came tumbling down.

The acting is a highlight for this, especially Luke Arnold (The Tunnel) as Michael Hutchence. He played this role perfectly, almost Oscar worthy in my opinion. The rest of the cast played their roles exceptionally, Hugh Sheridan, Andrew Ryan, Alex Williams, Ido Drent, they all played their roles great. Samantha Jade played Kylie Minogue surprisingly well, and Damon Herriman felt like the real thing (as with the rest of the cast).

This is easily the best live-action documentary with actors (is that what it's called?) that i have seen. See this when it comes out on BD and DVD. February 26 or 27 i believe it comes out. It easily gets a 9 out of ten.

9/10 Review by Scarcey

Daina Reid who was also an actress in another classic flick, Love and Other Catastrophes has created a gem in Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS.

Starring Luke Arnold who has been in another classic mini-series, The Pacific 2010, Black Sails 2014-17 and another classic flick, The Tunnel 2011.

Also starring Damon Herriman who has also been other classic flicks, 100 Bloody Acres 2012, House of Wax 2005 and Praise 1998.

I enjoyed the music and the warts and all story about the bands rise and fall.

If you enjoyed this as much as I did then check out other classic mini-series, Dead Set 2008, Generation Kill 2008, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena 2011, The Pillars of the Earth 2010, The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant 2005, The Night Of 2016, The Slap 2011, The Beautiful Lie 2015, Blue Murder: Killer Cop 2017, The State 2017, The Long Road Home 2017, Banished 2015, Blue Murder 1995, Underbelly Files: Chopper 2018, Chernobyl 2019 and Band of Brothers 2001.

The brilliant display of talent, both of screenplay and writing was matched eloquently with the life of famous rock band INXS.

In particular, it was refreshing to see a balance between the stories of the other band members entwined with the history of Michael Hutchence. The story was well considerate of all aspects of the bands rise to fame, and perfectly incorporated them into an intricate web of unmissable scenes that give the film substance and fluidity.

In addition, Luke Arnold (as Michael Hutchence)was so convincing, it became difficult to separate him from the real thing. Samantha Jade (as Kylie Minogue) was another sensation to the cast, although not much in physical likeness to Kylie, her portrayal and vocal ability was remarkable. Jade was so professional in her portrayal that Kylie Minogue herself congratulated the young star (via Twitter) for her respectful depiction.

A fantastic production worth watching again. Part 2 should be well worth the wait. 9 out of 10 stars.