Review of Nursie (2004) by Budge B — 07 Mar 2009
A doctor is kidnapped and held prisoner by the woman who runs a nursing home for elderly ladies. Comparisons with Kathy Bates in "Misery" are inevitable, and "Nursie" falls short by comparison. It's quite a well assembled little package, but there are too many clichés - consider the intellectually challenged muscle - and too many simplistic elements in the narrative. It's difficult to feel much sympathy for the doctor - he's too ineffectual, fails to make much of an effort to escape. And Nursie doesn't come close to the dynamic presence and horrifying rational Kathy Bates portrays so convincingly.
The story is predictable, the characters obvious, the plot never quite convincing - there are always too many questions playing at the back of your mind, too many 'but surely ...', 'why didn't ...', and so on. What you get is a run of the mill drama with little which can be described as 'horror'. Well enough made, entertaining in places, but lukewarm.
This review of Nursie (2004) was written by Budge B on 07 Mar 2009.
Nursie has generally received negative reviews.
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