Written by Eric
May 05, 2010
All I can tell you over and over about this movie is that it looks great and it's SO. DAMN. FUN.
Synopsis: Busby Berkley goes Dutch treat in this delirious, all-singing, all-dancing romantic comedy revolving around the eccentric denizens of an Amsterdam rest home and the killjoy neighbor who wants the whole lot of them evicted. Chock full of over-the-top '60s set design, tinted postcard tableaux and lush, split-screen visuals, the film's musical numbers give new meaning to the word "camp" (typified by a cheerfully rude "Fuch... Fuch... Fuchsia" routine that needs no subtitling).
Review: Oh, man. I tried really hard to find a single reason not to give this movie a full pie, because I sort of feel like y'all are going to think I give high ratings away like candy. The only thing I could come up with was the fact that it's fluff, but that's no reason to waste a single second getting ahold of Yes Nurse! No Nurse! as fast as possible. This rollicking camp-o-rama will have you rolling!
There are some movies where, within the first five minutes, you think to yourself, Dear god, this is already the best movie in the world! This movie embodies that feeling for its entire duration. Some campy treats set the bar high early on, then lose steam and fail to live up to their own standard (somewhere out there, Camp's ears are ringing). Not in this case, my friend. Based on a Dutch television show from the '60s, Yes Nurse! No Nurse! is consistently funny, outrageous, and surprisingly raunchy. Yay!
Yes Nurse! No Nurse! is the musical tale of Nurse Klivia (Loes Luca), who runs a rest home populated by a gang of lovable nutcases next door to the über-cranky Mr. Boordevol, who can best be described as "if The Duke from Moulin Rouge lived in Amsterdam today, and was capable of even more evil facial contortions." Mr. Boordevol is constantly looking for a way to get Nurse Klivia and her rowdy "patients" evicted, and may finally have found a way when a young, hunky burglar with a heart of gold (Waldemar Torenstra) moves in with them.
The movie is packed with silly and memorable characters and musical numbers, with camera work that's as fun and inventive as the singing and dancing itself. I would go into details, but honestly, all I can tell you over and over about this movie is that it looks great and it's SO. DAMN. FUN. Yes Nurse! No Nurse! is simply the most pure and hilarious camp fun you'll have at the movies all year. Also, it's quite unique in the fact that it doesn't take itself seriously for even a single second. If nothing else, how can you resist honesty like that?
