Nurse Betty

     The popular daytime TV drama "A Reason to Love" has an especially devoted viewer in Betty, a young woman with a good heart and a bad marriage. Her no-good car salesman husband, Del (Aaron Eckhart), treats her like dirt and forgets her birthday. At home one night watching a videotape of that day's episode, Betty watches raptly as her favorite character, Dr. David Ravell, stares up at the moon and says, "I know there's someone special out there for me." Betty feels as if he's speaking directly to her. That is, until her husband comes home with two men to negotiate a shady business deal. As she tries to watch her show, Betty becomes an accidental witness to this deal going fatally awry: Del offends courtly hit man Charlie (Morgan Freeman) and his excitable protege Wesley (Chris Rock), and is violently dispatched.

     Betty, traumatized by this savage event, enters into a fugue state that allows -- even encourages -- her to keep functioning... in a kind of alternate reality. Betty Sizemore becomes "Nurse Betty," who is set on returning to the love of her life, Dr. Ravell, whom she jilted at the altar six years ago.

     Wow, going into this film. I wasn't expecting much, but I was immensely shocked by this movie. This Dark Comedy is one film that has made this fall start off very well. This has to be the best, and least annoying, role Zellwegger has done. One really begins to feel sorry for her character, and hopes that one day she will get the man of her "dreams". Chris Rock and Morgan Freeman are simply hilarious together. Morgan Freeman as the laid back wise hitman, and Rock as the young recluse is perfect at the two compliment each other rather well.

     The plot itself wins tons of points on originality, and I have never seen a story this deep and well paced. It moves a long at a great pace, and tells the story of three different characters so well. Doing all of this, "Nurse Betty" still manages to throw in a few plot twists here and there that will have you saying...wow to yourself at the end.

For once in my reviewing career, I cannot think of one thing bad about this film.

     I personally feel that every person who enjoys films, owes themself a viewing of this movie. It has something for everyone, and shows that those old Hollywood morons do have a little something left in the tank.little something left i
Rating:

out of four.

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