The Good Nurse

The Good Nurse

19/10/2022 2h 1m 6.9/10

Overview

Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.

Director

Tobias Lindholm

Top Billed Cast

Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain

Amy Loughren

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Charles Cullen

Kim Dickens

Kim Dickens

Linda Garran

Alix West Lefler

Alix West Lefler

Alex Loughren

Nnamdi Asomugha

Nnamdi Asomugha

Danny Baldwin

Malik Yoba

Malik Yoba

Sam Johnson

Reviews

Horseface

1/15/2023

1/10

I think there are actors in this. I mean, I heard voices. Unfortunately, before filming, someone turned off all the lights and said, "ACTION." Can't see a thing. Left after five minutes and got a refund. Was almost blinded by the real world. If you're courageous, bring sunglasses for after so you don't burn out your retinas after trying to see what's going on throughout this movie or whatever it is.

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6/14/2023

6/10

Jessica Chastain is Amy, a nurse working the hectic nightshifts at her local hospital whilst trying to bring up her two children and combat a pernicious heart defect that requires surgery - a surgery she can ill afford. The pressure looks set ease a little when she is introduced to a new arrival. He, Charlie, (Eddie Redmayne) is a sympathetic and engaging man with whom she gradually begins to build a (platonic) friendship. Suddenly, a patient at their hospital dies and after some feet-dragging, the police become involved in an investigation that rings loads of alarm bells. It soon becomes clear that this death is but the latest in a series of mysteriously unexplained incidents and that, perhaps, Charlie might be more involved that his friendly demeanour might suggest. It's based on a true story, so there's no jeopardy as to who did what, when and where. The film is basically a two-hander with the pair delivering competent characterisations of the two nurses. Redmayne has less to do until the ending, and there he rather hams it up a bit. Chastain has more of the game and plays her role a little more characterfully but again, the writing isn't really very good and the pace of thing is all but glacial. It has a documentary feel to it at times with a score that does little to enhance the overall lacklustre production. Interesting story, but the film is nothing at all to write home about.

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