Nurse

Quite possibly the most poorly written female lead character of all time. I selected this movie hoping it would be similar to American Mary. Unlike the amazing depth of character given to Mary, this lead was a horrible noir wannabe ripped right out of a low budget video game and placed in a world amongst otherwise adequate actors and actresses. She just didn't fit and every word she said was frustrating because we were supposed to believe the other characters accepted it as normal, or worse, sexy. I couldn't decide if it was the acting of the actress that was terrible or if she was doing the best she could with what is by far the laziest dialog ever written. It's like the director's idea of a bad girl is a girl who talks slowly and whispers at all times for absolutely no reason. There were no elements of surprise in the entire film as the character was so one dimensional that you could guess exactly how she would react to a situation and be absolutely correct to the point where it was ridiculous. Her first world problems back story makes her hard to empathize with. One final thought, why did they choose that particular actress? The character is supposed to be this sexy freak that men lose their minds over but every shot of her face is cringe worthy. I normally wouldn't judge based on looks but her character is supposed to be irresistible and everything about her, from her pout face to her god awful whisper voice is just terrible.

(2013) Nurse 3-D PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR.

Co-written and directed by Douglas Aarniokoski that has veteran nurse,Abbey Russell (Paz de la Huerta) the narrator, greeting newcomer, Danni Rogers (Katrina Bowden) to the profession of nursing. Abbey is also a serial killer who loathes men, all men who cheat on their wives as she had killed at the opening. Abbey also has another objective, and that is to break up Danni with her current boyfriend, Steve (Corbin Bleu) she has known him since college. And as the movie continues, viewers know more about Abbey as soon as the hospital "All Saints" introduces the new person for human resources, Rachel Adams (Melanie Scrofano) and upon her first meeting with Abbey Russell, she initially thought she was someone she had recognized from a mental institution by the name of Sarah Price. And listening to this latest possible revelation is Danni.

After watching this, it is reminiscent of two sources, the first is "The Roommate" because Abbey becomes obsessed with having Danni as a companion despite her already having a boyfriend, who Abbey would even go to the lengths of going after Danni's cheating father-in-law, Larry (Martin Donovan) who happens to be a successful author and therapist. And the second source is "Dexter" because Abbey works at the hospital, that she could use drug inducing methods against her potential victims. My only problem is that the movie dumb down it's characters to provide the ridiculous ending that it did.

In New York, Abby Russell (Paz de la Huerta) is a nurse of the All Saints Memorial Hospital and a serial-killer of unfaithful husband after hours. When the rookie Danni (Katrina Bowden) is hired to work in the hospital, Abby is into Danni but she has a boyfriend and does not suspect of the intentions of her friend. Abby believes that if she kills Danni's stepfather, Dr. Larry Cook (Martin Donovan), she will live with her. But soon Danni suspects that Abby has murdered her stepfather and moves apart from her. When the new HR manager arrives at the hospital, she is impressed with the resemblance of Abby with a woman named Sarah Price. Danni investigates Sarah and discloses dark secrets from the past of Abby.

"Nurse" is a horror movie with one of the awfullest lead actresses that I have ever seen. Paz de la Huerta seems to have speech problem and is neither beautiful nor sexy or funny and her nudity is depressing. Douglas Aarniokoski directs the movie with heavy hand and scenes that should be funny to relief the tension do not work. Last but not the least, the story is terrible. My vote is three.

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Just watched this. An odd film; a mix of film noir narrative overlay, slasher, sexploitation and a moral message. Paz de la Huerta as the 'nurse' is super sexy and undressed for about 30% of the movie. Having watched her in Boardwalk Empire and this, I can't decide whether she can't act at all, is a one trick pony or held back by typecasting. Here she plays an entirely competent serial killer so cold she'd make Henry and Otis squirm. Pretty high production values for what I would say was a film on a tight budget and the gore is plentiful and at times enjoyably gratuitous. Definitely not a keeper but fun for a Saturday night on the sofa with a bowl of popcorn. 6/10

Nurse isn't a Masterpiece for sure, but it isn't the worst movie ever. With Nurse you will have an epiphany : Paz DE la Huerta is certainly the worst actress ever. She can't talk properly, she can't make you interested in any psychological aspect of the character. You just don't believe. She is the living proof that not everyone can act, and she's doing it perfectly. And because of her, what could have been good in the movie is totally ruined. What a waste of money for producers and of time for me. It is just seems like the role was already assigned to her even before the script has been written. I'm quite sure that someone didn't know that making movie with professionals was a must in this industry. It is a pity.