Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.
The Good Nurse is elevated primarily by its two lead performances — Eddie Redmayne delivers an unsettling, quietly chilling portrayal of Charles Cullen, while Jessica Chastain brings grounded humanity to Amy Loughren, anchoring the film emotionally. The true-crime procedural plot is competently structured but follows a fairly conventional investigative arc without much narrative surprise. Cinematography is functional and appropriately muted in tone but unremarkable. As a true-crime drama it occupies well-trodden territory, offering little that distinguishes it from similar genre entries beyond its cast. The ending is satisfying in a restrained, factual way but lacks dramatic punch given the weight of the subject matter.