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Nurse Betty

5.4

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Original title

Nurse Betty

Year

2000

Running time

110 min.

Country

United States

Director

Neil LaBute

Screenwriter

John C. Richards, James Flamberg. Story: John C. Richards

Cast

Music

Rolfe Kent

Cinematography

Jean-Yves Escoffier

Producer

Gramercy, Pacifica Films, Propaganda Films, Ab'-strakt Pictures, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH

Genre

Comedy

Synopsis

After witnessing her husband's (Aaron Eckhart) death by a team of father-son hired assassins (Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock), waitress Betty (Renée Zellweger) takes to the road following the dream of meeting her favorite soap opera star, Dr. David Ravell (Greg Kinnear), in the hopes that he will fall for her. As she travels, the post-traumatic stress causes her to believe that the soap star is a real doctor and her ex-fiancé. What she doesn't know is... the hitmen are after her next.

Awards: 2000: Cannes Film Festival: Best Screenplay

2000: Golden Globe: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (Zellweger)

2000: National Board of Review (NBR): Won Special Recognition Award (for excellence in filmaking)

2000: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Nom Best Int. Ind. Film - English Lan.

2000: Satellite Awards: 2 awards. 3 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"A wonderfully twisted comedy"

Edward Guthmann: SFGATE
"It is easily the finest American comedy since David O. Russell's "Flirting With Disaster," another road movie that never ran out of poignantly funny surprises."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Nurse Betty is this year's "Being John Malkovich"-an utter original with a little something to say and a way of saying it that manages to be at once delightful and bilious"

Michael O'Sullivan: The Washington Post
"Its uneven comedy may leave moviegoers yearning for the confidently choreographed banter and moral sludge that marked LaBute's previous outings."

Sarah Hepola: Austin Chronicle
"It's lively, edgy, full of zigs and zags, juicy performances, and offbeat fun"

Jay Carr: Boston Globe
"This oddly cheerful, decreasingly dark comedy actually works and can boast some of the most enjoyable performances of the year."

Jonathan Foreman: New York Post
"One of those films where you don't know whether to laugh or cringe, and find yourself doing both"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times

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Nurse Betty

2000

Neil LaBute

5.4

(4,904)