Thai directors Laoyont and Siriwiwat's Sick Nurses is a movie that rejoices in taking the formula vengeful ghosts established in Asian horror cinema(..the black long-hair with an eye of hate peering through the split down her face)and their wrath on those that victimized them and concocts a wildly unpredictable..and very violent..tale of revenge. They bludgeon the viewer with over-the-top, bizarre outbursts of graphic bloodletting, playing with the abilities of what a ghost can do when allowed to attack her victims in any number of supernatural ways. Such as how she suffocates one health/exercise nut through her hair(..which actually wraps around her entire body, extending her in the air before drowning her in her fish tank). Or, when she causes one girl to hack her beloved girlfriend's limbs off with a fountain of blood resulting. Or, when she uses a(..very big, luggage-size)purse as a beheading device if a certain string is pulled. Or, how a nurse finds a cell phone embedded in her face with our ghost smashing the girl into an elevator wall..this subsequently leads to her spitting fragments of the phone from her mouth! Laoyont and Siriwiwat also enjoy displaying the behavior and individual quirks of their nurses(..who eat, sleep and work in a medical facility under the watchful eye of celebrated young doctor, Tar(portrayed by Wichan Jarujinda)who secretly has sexual flings with the entire staff(..including a male associate!)and sells dead bodies illegally to outside buyers)before murdering them in various gruesome ways.
The ghost, this time, is covered in black and when the nurses are attacked, we see them often forced against their will to commit deeds to themselves and their fellow co-workers(..an extra addition to this is that we often see the black rubbed off on their arms and hands when cutting or hurting showing that she is very well in charge of what they are doing;it's a visual trick that's quite unique in these types of films). Everything that happens to these girls stems from their involvement in the murder and betrayal of one of their own who, in a fit of rage over Dr. Tar's decision to commit sexual deeds with her own sister Nook(Chidjan Rujiphun), threatened to expose the whole corrupt operation of supplying organs to outside investors. Her body is to be taken by the secret buyers yet they are slow at retrieving their purchased *property*, so the restless spirit roams throughout the medical building taking grisly revenge on the nurses. The film is at times mean-spirited, ruthless, unsettling, goofy, wicked, satirical, witty, and colorful. The characters, each nurse, is actually developed and have their little eccentricities and flaws displayed for our amusement. The directors take every advantage to show their very attractive female cast's athletic and slim figures, walking around with barely any clothes, but never show nudity which is kind of a drag considering the fact that there are times where they easily could...restrictions and resistance from outside sources, I guess. The film's true villain is Dr. Tar who takes advantage of everyone under his watch, and is the real source of conflict which ultimately leads to the violence which ensues. The ghost's abilities to appear in all sorts of places and positions, operating with the freedom and power that is given to her, is played to the hilt by the directors. It's a wild ride, folks..requires some strong stomachs at times, and probably most certainly not for the squeamish. Such as one attack where a girl is forced to eat broken pieces of glass which results in the removal of her lower jaw with her tongue wagging before falling out, and eaten by a cat in the room(..followed by a flying dead fetus hurling into her mouth!)! Lots and lots of blood..pools and puddles. The directors often show a clock which, supposedly, depicts the time our ghost has to do kill her enemies. And, the pregnancy of Nook provides ample enthusiasm for our ghost to harm her(..and her unborn child, which, in itself, is rather disturbing). Nook's specific involvement in the death of her sister offers an especially chilling comment on what depths one will go to have the man she loves without restraint.
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