Pros: Tons! A taut screenplay details the true story of Amy Loughren (Jessica Chastain) and the new nurse who quickly becomes her friend and partner-in-crime, Charles Cullen (Eddie Redmayne) but Charlie's worked a bunch of hospitals and once he starts working at Parkfield, bad things keep happening, patients keep dying out of nowhere and it soon becomes clear that Charlie is to blame. The cat-and-mouse game begins. It is a chilling picture of how it was Russian roulette with the saline bags, the deaths were totally random and it details how the hospitals systematically covered up the deaths, dismissing Charlie for trivial reasons instead, too scared that they (rightly) would get sued. In addition to the top notch screenplay, the acting is one point with Chastain and Redmayne giving some of the best performances of their career.
Cons: It would have been nice to see Linda's (Kim Dicken's) reaction to realizing that they hired a murder and her discussion with legal to find a reason to dismiss him instead. And why was Vanessa in (Anjelica Basboom) ICU in the first place? Also, are we really supposed to believe that none of the victims' families questioned their loved ones death?
Recommend: Yes
Grade: A-
Side Notes:
-Though a nurse, Amy is battling her own health issues and she lacks insurance which is another crime in itself.
-Charlie ended up pleading guilty to killing 29 people, though it is believed the true number of his victims is closer to 400, which is just disgusting and unacceptable.
-We never learn what happened to Amy's husband.
-Charlie's ex-wife accuses him of poisoning her dog, her suspicions were probably correct.
-We also never learn how long Amy had been working at Parkfield nor why it would take so long for her insurance to kick in.
-We learn that Amy does eventually get the surgery she needed and got her own happy ending, thank goodness.
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