Matcollis
This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.
Aneesa Wardle
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Billy Ollie
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
allnitediner
This was one of my favorite shows of all time but it felt forced starting at season 5. We lost characters that brought so much to the show and gained characters that cheapened it. Cliche after cliche, unrealistic storylines and unnecessary nudity from a character we're supposed to respect. It became apparent that the writers were grasping at straws to keep people interested, but the show was perfect as it was.
sileote
With most episodes clocking in at about 26 minutes, Nurse Jackie avoids most of the unnecessary side plots and moralizing that one may expect with a contemporary urban hospital show. What it does present is a compelling story of a functioning addict, her progressions and regressions, and how her manipulations and lies affect those who love and work with her. Any side plots are usually brief respites for humor or to show the complexities of Jackie's character. A lot of times you'll ask yourself, "Did she really just do that?!?!"The supporting cast, from her co-workers to her family, are well played and provide excellent foils to someone on the rocky road of a serious and all-too prevalent problem.If you have Netflix and are looking for something to watch, give it a try.
s k
Good premise. Decent first season. Then, not unlike too many other shows that start out with a lot of potential Nurse Jackie quickly runs off the rails and never gets back on track. This show suffers from the all-too-typical "caricatures rather than characters" syndrome. There are simply too many one dimensional cartoon characters in this show to even begin to take it seriously. "Coop". Zoey. Thor. All cartoonish immature 1 dimensional clowns. And that's simply unacceptable. So is its schizo nature of taking itself way too seriously then not taking itself seriously enough. And so is the problem of having no one to really care that much about. So in short, this show is neither here nor there, and as such, the net result is a big waste of time.Furthermore the continuity from one season to the next is hands down THE WORST of any TV series I've ever seen. It's like the writers/directors/editors/producers were all on PCP. The gaps and unexplained events from one season to the next are appalling and any semblance of suspension of disbelief is totally destroyed.But possibly the biggest problem with this show is that it SEEMS to be focusing on addiction, when in fact, it's the lead character is a sociopath who is also an addict. Jackie has no conscience whatsoever, and her persistent incorrigible behavior makes it impossible to want anything for her except incarceration. Rarely has one TV character generated so much hatred.My suggestion? Please...pull the plug on this rotting comatose vegetable already.
mcguin71
6 seasons in and the show has lived up to its early promise. Admittedly there have been a few ups and downs, and in my opinion unfair comparisons with the more dramatic hospital shows however this show continues to stand firm as a solid counter to those overly 'OMG! drama of the week' types with its lighter form of dark humour very effectively countering the inherent saddening, and sometimes negative moments that cannot, and should not be avoided by the makers of such shows.Eddie Falco as the titular Nurse Jackie is the headline name but I give my honours to Merritt Weaver (Zoey Barkow) and Anna Deveare Smith (Gloria Akilitus). Without these two who match our heroine on every level, and sometimes fly above her, the show would come to nought.Along the way other characters have come and gone, grown and developed, or been the ever present stalwart. A couple have been grating or wearisome at times but overall thankfully there no one who has been truly cringeworthy.The question now is where does the show go next? What will season 7 bring?Imo a little tighter writing schedule could have utilised the existing story lines to wind the show up at a grand season 6 finale. I'm concerned that by continuing the show may rely on pushing the TV vs reality boundaries too far following Jackie's inevitable fall from grace as the 'Angelic' nursing figure she so often conveys in public but fails to live up to in her personal life.I'll keep my fingers crossed and in the meantime recommend this show to all who are fed up with the usual doom and bloom and unrealistic portrait of hospital life. Take a chance with a less hyped half hour viewing...you may well enjoy it more than you thought, I know I did!
