The premise goes something like this: Paz de la Huerta
is the curvaceous and dedicated nurse from a prestigious hospital somewhere in
the States (Toronto, really). She has a penchant for hot female newbies and for sharp medical equipment. When she sets her eyes on newcomer Katrina
Bowden at the beginning of the film and they party like animals in a hot club later
on it not only results in a drug-fuelled sexual encounter with one another but
kick starts a chain of deadly events that will probably make you hot and
bothered as well. Indeed, before you can say FATAL ATTRACTION for lesbians, our
sexy villain does her hardest to make Bowden her bitch. From slicing a guy’s
peen to using a surgical saw to punish a sleazy doctor nothing seems to faze
this broad (and all in 3D no less, but only in theaters, alas). Her performance
is so over the top that even this spectator can’t resist her charms.
Though it was a big bomb at the box office even with
the great Kathleen Turner in a cameo NURSE
3D truly deserved a better fate.
It was such an enjoyable experience that
I wouldn’t have minded watching another 30 minutes (from a less than a 1 hour
and a half run). Of course if you’re a die-hard feminist I would recommend
passing it up. All the nurses are sexy as hell and the plot is unsurprisingly very
demeaning to women (it is written, directed
and produced by men). You really have to leave your brain at the door to even
enjoy a pinch of it. Since I often do when I’m surrounded by these types of
flick, I can clearly attest that not only NURSE
3D is bad twisted fun but has enough of slick production values and nonstop action sequences to render it one of the better films I have come across
lately. Definitely cult classic material. Still not convinced? Just give it a chance and
you’ll see what I’m talking about. If you have already and was little
impressed, re-watch it, I’m sure you’ll come to your senses. 
For a while there was a rumor going on that a sequel
was in the works, perpetuated by Paz de la Huerta herself. But she has then
moved on to other projects while suing the producers for having cost her any
credibility as an actress after the release of the film, so I doubt any
follow-up will see the light of day; a shame, for I really wanted this to
happen. Since I am forever waiting for Elizabeth Berkley to reprise her iconic
role in a SHOWGIRLS sequel, I will still hold on to the dream of it happening. Besides,
you never know what the future holds. Right, John Travolta, Shirley MacLaine, Sigourney
Weaver?
Until next post—Martin
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