Real talent
I've often wondered what is so magnetic about Nicole Kidman's performance, and while watching season 2 of Big Little Lies, I think I figured it out. (Not claiming I'm the first to notice this, it's probably been mentioned before.)
She has a way of seeming hot and cold at the same time. It certainly makes sense with the way the character is written for that show that she be like that, but thinking back on it, I believe a number of her performances call on the same feature.