Out of the recent flurry of awards season trailers, one that has stuck with me most is “The Good Nurse”. The film comes from Tobias Lindholm who co-wrote two of my favorite movies of the last decade, “The Hunt” and “Another Round”. Here Lindholm directs from a script by Krysty Wilson-Cairns (“1917”, “The Last Night in Soho”). That combination mixed with the star power of Oscar winners Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne puts this unsettling thriller for Netflix high on my list.
Chastain plays a nurse named Amy Loughren and Redmayne plays her co-worker Charles Cullen. Cullen was a real-life serial killer who eventually confessed to murdering a confirmed 29 people while working as a nurse in New Jersey. The most chilling part of his story is that it’s believed Cullen may be responsible for as many as 400 deaths. Both Chastain and Redmayne look tremendous in this, and the story itself carries a disturbing weight. This could be a winner for Netflix.
“The Good Nurse” opens in select theaters October 19th before streaming on Netflix October 26th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.
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I’ll probably see this despite my disdain towards Eddie Redmayne. He’s lucky my dad isn’t here as he never got over the Oscars and what happened to Michael Keaton that night.
I’m not big on Redmayne either, but he does bring an unnerving vibe to the trailer. I think he’ll pull off Cullen pretty well. We shall see.
🔴🟡 Pass 🔵🟣
This movie does look rather chilling
I’m in (ex-nurse 😁). Wonder what the point is of putting it in the cinemas for a week first, not the usual Netflix MO.
I know. It’s something they’ve started doing this year. I’ve seen several of their movies pop in for a week and then hit streaming. Some of the bigger movies have actually stayed in theaters a little longer. Not sure why it’s happening.