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Nurse Betty
2000
When small-town waitress Betty Sizemore (Renee Zellweger) accidentally witnesses the grisly murder of her underhanded car-dealing husband (Aaron Eckhart), she copes with the trauma by retreating into a dreamlike state. Not only is Betty completely in denial about her husband's death, but she now believes she is the onetime love .. Read more
| Starring | Morgan Freeman, Renee Zellweger, Chris Rock, Aaron Eckhart |
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| Director | Neil LaBute |
| Genres | Comedy, Thriller |
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Nurse Betty
When small-town waitress Betty Sizemore (Renee Zellweger) accidentally witnesses the grisly murder of her underhanded car-dealing husband (Aaron Eckhart), she copes with the trauma by retreating into a dreamlike state. Not only is Betty completely in denial about her husband's death, but she now believes she is the onetime love of her favorite soap opera character, Dr. David Ravell (Greg Kinnear). Leaving her Kansas home in one of her husband's used cars to "reunite" with the doctor, Betty unwittingly carries drugs that the killers (Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock) are after. As Betty arrives in Los Angeles to seek out the fictional Dr. Ravell, the hit men aren't far behind.
Director Neil LaBute's third feature combines elements of thrillers, romance flicks, and road movies into a unique film. Unlike the emotional brutality present in his previous films (IN THE COMPANY OF MEN and YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS), the violence in NURSE BETTY is physical and brief, quickly giving way to a more lighthearted comedic tone. As the title character, Zellweger is sweet, determined, and utterly charming, while Freeman and Rock are perfectly suited for their offbeat hit-men roles. With its clever script and sure-handed direction, NURSE BETTY makes for a winning oddball comedy about the fine line between fantasy and reality.
| Starring | Morgan Freeman, Renee Zellweger, Chris Rock, Aaron Eckhart, Greg Kinnear, Crispin Glover, Elizabeth Mitchell |
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| Director | Neil LaBute |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 46 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Rom-Coms |
| Genres | Comedy, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 2000 To Rent: DVD: 03 Sep 2001 |
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"...[NURSE BETTY] produces that shivery feeling when your heart melts but at the same moment you want to burst out laughing....Ms. Zellweger's Betty [is] a perfectly blended mixture of sweetness, innocence, and stubborn determination....A triumph..."
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An Odd Mixture........
I never really got to grips with this one. It seemed that the film didn't really make up its mind what it wanted to be.. romcom or thriller. As a result ... read more »
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This has got some great characters, especially Morgan Freeman. Here Freeman and his partner are chasing down some money that has gone missing in the back of a ... read more »
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Unwatchable
Really unwatchable and uncomfortable mix of humour and extremely dark violence. Unsettling viewing
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A split personality
The reason for the 18 certificate here is presumably the gruesome murder of Zellweger's husband, which is really unpleasant, as I don't think that ... read more »
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When small-town waitress Betty Sizemore (Renee Zellweger) accidentally witnesses the grisly murder of her underhanded car-dealing husband (Aaron Eckhart), she copes with the trauma by retreating into a dreamlike state. Not only is Betty completely in denial about her husband's death, but she now ...
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