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6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Negative: 3 out of 13

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  1. JacquesR.
    Feb 28, 2001
    10
    I just couldn't stop smiling during this movie. Aaron Eckhart was terrific, and Greg Kinnear, someone I usually love to hate, was superb in his role, which also could have been paper thin if played by any other actors.
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  2. RyanM.
    May 28, 2001
    10
    One of my "favorite" movies. Not one of the "greatest" but a favorite. Great twist. I love it. It's extremely violent at parts, but once you get past them you're laughing all the way.
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  3. ChrisM.
    Feb 27, 2001
    10
    It's a thin, thin line between soap opera and real life. Morgan Freeman somehow finds something new in the familiar character of The Hit Man. Ms. Zellweger is extraordinary playing a character more complex than in most dramas you see. Nurse Betty is a special film.
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  4. PhillipW.
    Jun 12, 2002
    2
    I thought this movie was terrible. A "dark comedy" that just wasn't funny. I love all the actors, but despised the roles they played. There were no characters in the movie I liked or was interested in.
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  5. Gilbert
    Dec 12, 2002
    8
    I don't know that we needed to actually SEE Chris Rock... [Spoiler Deleted]. And it is aimless and unfocused. But. It's also funny, touching and oddly compelling, and it's got good performances from Zellweger, Freeman and Rock. Plus, Alison "5'11 My Jim Royle" Janney is in it. So it can't be bad.
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  6. TomS.
    Jul 28, 2002
    4
    Very good actors and acting. The three leads, Zwellig, Kinnear, and Freeman, were perfect. Funny moments. But a racial element left an impression of obliviousness. There were only two black people in the film, and they both were killed in the end. Something wrong here.
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  7. MitchH.
    Apr 19, 2003
    8
    This a a very funny movie. Renee Zellweger performance is great. One of the best actress we have now. It's a great movie with great actors and screenplay thats different a refreshing.
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  8. Feb 1, 2011
    4
    I think this movie tried to appeal to too many different "tastes". A clever plot line which just fell flat. I kept waiting and waiting to see what the climax of the movie would deliver and, like a Domino's delivery boy with a flat tire, just didn't deliver at all. Renee was likeable and true to typecast (at the time), but couldn't save this dud.
  9. Aug 17, 2011
    8
    Surprisingly good. A story of a delusioned, not especially intellectual woman going on a search for her favorite doctor who she loves. She ofcourse doesn`t know that he is just an actor. The story is funny, with Betty getting in all kinds of trouble. The villains are sleek, clever and trace her every step right into the final. This is one of those average movies which is taken into above-average level by a wonderful cast. All of the acting : Morgan Freeman, Rene Zellweger, Chris Rock, Aaron Eckhart and Greg Kinnear showed excelled performance , creating believable and likable characters. You would think you quit watching the film after 20minutes (naaaah), but you suddenly notice you watched the whole thing with a smile on your face all the time, and enjoyed it. Everything else in this movie is average. Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 34
  2. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. 63
    Observing Zellweger as she dispenses her brand of movie magic definitely is good for what ails you.
  2. It is easily the finest American comedy since David O. Russell's "Flirting With Disaster," another road movie that never ran out of poignantly funny surprises.
  3. 83
    It's a nicely tart gulp of grown-up wit and cynicism -- with, for a change, a cherry on top.