Nurse Betty
3 Stars out of 4
By Paul Touchstone
September 23, 2000
"Nurse Betty" is a very quirky, but good movie. Renee Zellweger is fantastic as Betty, a waitress who develops a split personality after witnessing the gruesome murder of her cheating husband. He was killed by Charlie and Wesley, two characters portrayed by Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock, who do an excellent job with their roles.
Basically, after Betty witnesses her husband's murder, she goes into this state where she believes she is destined to marry a famous soap opera doctor. Not the actor, but the character. She really believes that the soap opera is real life and drives from Kansas to Los Angeles to meet her Dr. David Ravell. Once out there, many people are convinced that she is an actress trying to get a role on the show. Betty is then confronted with the truth. At the same time, Charlie and Wesley are hot on her tail to kill her because she witnessed them kill her husband. The rest of the movie deals with Betty, the soap opera, and the pursuit of her. I liked this movie; it is mainstream, but has such an original plot that it could almost be considered independent. It's a very good movie.
I saw this movie at the famous Dobie Theater near the University of Texas in Austin. It's a great place to see a movie because of its small, intimate theaters and the interesting interiors. "Nurse Betty" was showing in the gothic/castle/medieval themed theater. It actually looks like a castle on the inside, complete with rock walls. Last year I saw "American Beauty" there; it was in the Egyptian themed theater.
Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, and a scene of sexuality (no nudity though). 112 minutes.
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