The Good Nurse – 7.5

Powerful. There’s not much suspense in the story, if you’ve read the book or even a movie review, but the drama is carried by a tour-de-force performance by Jessica Chastain–best I’ve ever seen her. Eddie Redmayne is the other “good nurse,” and his strange accent makes his character fairly inscrutable, which, it turns out, is the true story the film is based on. Noah Emmerich is a welcome third presence, doing his usual thing. As often, the story would not be believable if it weren’t true; it’s the acting here that is convincing.