Low budget and often cheap looking, Sick Nurses works on a variety of levels. It's rarely perfect, but it has thoughtful and well executed moments. On the surface it is a typical Asian revenge horror. Simmering underneath is a more complicated motive which isn't fully revealed until the last minutes. With this mystery in place, a lot of the film is simply different nurses being offed. It doesn't sound too effective, but the directors manage to create a connection to each of the victims. Sweet, subtle, visual scenes are employed to give us a quick overview of each nurse. One cuts out pictures of jewelery from magazine advertisements and sticks them upon her person. Another girl stands in front of an anatomically perfect projection, drawing the muscle definition lines onto her body before scribbling away in anger. These are quick but powerful moments. These gel uncomfortably with the horror, which is gruesome at times. My favorite part was seeing a woman rub razor blades on her face resulting in her jaw coming off. Her tongue then falls out, which her cat starts to eat. After that a fetus jumps from its jar and lodges itself in her throat causing her to suffocate. You read all of that correctly and it is in stark contrast to the sweet humanity. At times funny, at times cheap, but mostly interesting, I'd like to see some more from the makers of this.
Review of Sick Nurses
