Nurse Betty Reviews

This marks the point in my viewing career when I first realized I had a loathing for Renee Zellwegger.
Somehow they made this look appealing in the trailer. Christ, it does have an appealing supporting cast, what the hell went wrong here?

A simple, plain, straightforward story that can surprise anybody like it did to me. Frankly to say I thought it was some pure chick comedy and yes it was but little more than that. I can say that where a fun filled 'chick movie' meets the ruthless 'hit man'. The movie was kinda similar to Alfred Hitchcock's last movie 'Family Plot'. The story centers around a Kansas waitress Betty who married to a car salesman. When Betty witness her husband's murder she suffers from a post trauma shock. She forgets everything and becomes a new of her who begins to pursue her favourite soap actor.

Impressive performance by Renee Zellweger, I totally fell for her character and tell me who can't. For that she also won the Golden globe trophy, well deserved. Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock were others two with a solid supporting roles who comes in darker shades. It was little cleverly written script than I thought, like I said it was kinda Alfred Hitchcock style theme and presentation. In a couple of scenes I came to know the secrets only when they reveal it themselves. Those were the awesome tiny-tiny twists throughout the movie. This was a pure entertainment for those who seek a movie for relaxation. One of the rare product and a tiny bit underrated movie.

It has been a while since I saw this flick and I thought it was time for a re-watch. Actually, I’m rather surprised by the low ratings here on Listal and on IMDb as I thought it was a pretty good movie. Back then, Neil LaBute was an upcoming director with a promising future and it’s too bad he never became as good as I hoped but he made some solid features and this movie is definitely a good example. It was also when Renée Zellweger was a rising star and she was definitely on the top of her game at that time. Like I said before, I thought it was a pretty good flick, some kind of quirky dark comedy with loads of fantasy elements and it could have been a Coen Brothers feature. I thought the cast was excellent (Renée Zellweger, Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock, Greg Kinnear, Aaron Eckhart, Crispin Glover, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Elizabeth Mitchell). Even though Zellweger was indeed pretty good and even won a Golden Globe, I was above all impressed by Morgan Freeman. Indeed, it might sound surprising but, in my opinion, it is the best performance he has given in his prestigious career. The point is that even though Freeman always give some solid performances, they are basically always the same character (the wise old man). This time, I thought it was a far more complex character, Freeman was quite fascinating and the chemistry he had with Chris Rock was awesome and often hilarious. About the plot, I enjoyed most of it even though they pushed the fantasy a little too far for my taste. Not only Betty did manage to find her idol but he believed she was some kind of method actress, when it was pretty obvious she was a crazed fan. But it didn’t stop here… He even brought her on the set of the show and, at the end, she even got a part. Of course, since it was a fantasy, everything was possible, I get that, but it still has to remain engaging somehow. Still, there were some brilliant moments, especially when Freeman and Rock were together and I really enjoyed the whole thing. Anyway, to conclude, I really don’t agree with the low ratings, I think it is a very solid dark comedy and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.