madanmarwah Review of The Good Nurse

The Good Nurse (2022)

First rate acting of Jessica and Eddie in this dark, tense thriller.

[7/10 · 27 October 2022]

This one is a thriller dealing as it does with a serial killer who is a medical attendant in a hospital and who poisons patients during treatment. It is based on real events, there are no mysteries associated and the narrative is straightforward. The plot is therefore predictable and actually there is no suspense or surprise at any time. The movie apparently does full justice to the book titled " A true story of medicine, madness and murder". It is slow no doubt but director Tobias Lindholm must be credited for making it a dark, tense filled and sinister exercise which keeps the audience gripped. In this he is helped tremendously by talented actors Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne who have given riveting performances which will surely fetch them awards. Eddie has nailed it as the vicious and brutal killer going about his task in a cold calculated manner. Jessica scores as the sick mother of two infant girls who has to cling on to her job in order to claim sickness insurance and continue working. In fact their acting is the highlight and mainstay of the movie. There are elements of realism throughout in the scenes at the hospital, of the deaths, and the following interrogations. Despite being slow I did not find the movie sagging or boring at any time because of the fine performances, a matching background score and catchy dialogue.