Renée Zellweger,
Morgan Freeman,
Chris Rock,
Harriet Sansom Harris,
Allison Janney
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After two acclaimed independent films in which he took a troubling look at male/female relations, director Neil LaBute moves on to less controversial ground in this dark comedy. Betty Sizemore (Renee ... read more
Directed by: Neil LaBute
Release Date: September 8, 2000
DVD Release Date: April 3, 2001
Stats: 781 reviews
Neil LaBute's "Nurse Betty" is a remarkable film. While LaBute takes a lot from The Coen Brothers (determinism, shades of existential violence, a dash of film noir) and David Lynch (the collision of fantasy and reality) which cements his role as opportunist rather than auteur, "N... read more
A biting dark comedy with a refreshingly odd premise, "Nurse Betty" is another truly original film from director Neil LaBute. Like most of his films (INCLUDING "The Wicker Man") you sometimes don't know when to laugh, cry, or cringe... but that is precisely what makes (most of) h... read more
Charlie: People who get the calls are good. Not flashy, good. They get in, they get out, nobody knows a goddamn thing. You understand? Boom, boom, boom. Three in the head, you know they're dead.
A dark hitman comedy, mixed with a light, delusional adventure quest. Freeman and R... read more
[font=Arial][color=darkred]Can a fairy tale have a dark unertone to it below all the bubbly whinsicalness? Hell, the Grimm tales were barbaric before they became homogenized, sanitized, and finally Disneytized. 'Nurse Betty' presents a modern day fairy tale with the strike of rea... read more
Dark, sick, heartwarming, screwed up and all with added innocent Renee Zellweger. Watch out for Crispin Glover. I love that Morgan Freeman falls for her. Greg Kinnear is fantastic. Taking a star off for Chris Rock though.
This film tries hard to be loved and it's by no means bad but apart from a standout performance by Zellweger, and her plot is the best part of the film, the subplots about stolen drugs and hitmen taking on their final job just feel tagged on to fill it out.
A double-edged black comedy that firmly refuses that be predictable, Nurse Betty is one of those movies that constantly flips back between somewhat entertaining and tediously boring for a mixed result. Zellweger succeeds in rendering her clueless character very likeable, and the ... read more
In his third, most accomplished film, LaBute puts aside the inquiry of misogyny that dominated his previous work and immerses himself in a lighter romantic fable about the collision of fantasy and rea... Full Review
LaBute didn't write Nurse Betty, but his fierce comic touch is, luckily, all over this movie.
Although everyone involved is likable, especially Zellweger, the elements don't mesh.
Zellweger is the best she's ever been.
Nurse Betty is never going to be confused with Mary Poppins, but as of now, it's LaBute's crowd pleaser.
Whether or not Betty sustains her character, the movie fails to maintain its own. The scenario falls apart. Full Review
After a summer of brain-numbing junk, Nurse Betty seems like a reprieve. Full Review
If Nurse Betty is any indication, these slightly more commercial movies won't be mere digressions or artistic sellouts; they'll be worth the wait, even if they aren't as distinctive or as sure-footed ... Full Review
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