I spent probably half of the movie wondering why the lead female character (Claire) never stood up for herself. She had absolutely no confidence and always kept her head down. I couldn't figure out why lead nurse Lena and secondary nurse Whitney seemed to have it out for Claire either. Where did the hostility come from? Then I remembered that this movie follows along the lines of a Cinderella story. The nasty nurses represent her stepmom/sister and Claire is Cinderella. New doctor, Luke is the prince and a few patients are like Claire's fairy Godmothers. Now it made more sense to me as I watched. There were still a bunch of things I didn't like though!
Dr. Luke and Claire get trapped in an elevator one evening. This is the day before Luke starts at the hospital, so he doesn't know she's a nurse there, and she doesn't know he's a doctor. They flirt and talk while stuck together, but fail to get each other's information after they are freed. The following day, Dr. Luke is introduced by the head doctor to the nursing staff. He doesn't recognize Claire at all. I rewound it back to see if she looked completely different in the elevator. Well, it WAS dark in there and Claire was dolled up. Plus, as a nurse, her hair was pulled back into a bun. So I gave Luke a pass on not recognizing her at first.
Throughout the first day, all of the nurses kept hitting on Luke. Eventually, Claire found him and started to let him know that she was the woman in the elevator. He interrupted her, said he was tired of all of the flirting, and just wanted to help patients. Ok. Luke was rude, but it was understandable. The following days at the hospital, Claire has her hair down a lot and it's obvious that she is the woman from the elevator. Even she thinks Luke knows it's her, but just isn't interested. Luke doesn't see it though. He felt a connection to the elevator woman, but can't see her in Claire. Is it a man thing? Is it a doctor thing? I'm not sure, but he is completely oblivious.
The entire movie, he is trying to track down the elevator woman, when she's right in front of him. He does spend time with Claire though, and start to like her. He doesn't want to go there because they work together and because of elevator woman. Lol Then Claire is also having a difficult time at the hospital with Lena and Whitney. They work to sabotage her chances at becoming lead nurse, by making her look like an inept gold digger, only after Luke's money. Things come to a head at a benefit party, that Claire isn't supposed to attend. Lena made sure to schedule her at the hospital that night. Well, Claire's patients work together to make sure she gets to go to the benefit. They roam the hospital for a dress, shoes, and person to cover Claire's shift. At the benefit, Lena confronts Claire about not being at work. She starts yelling loudly about how selfish Claire is and that she's a gold digger, so all the guests can hear. Instead of standing up for the person Luke knows Claire to be, he asks HER to leave. Pfft...That SHE was making a scene and not Lena. Oh and then Lena fires Claire.
As Claire goes to the hospital to retrieve her belongings, nurses are shaking their heads because of what kind of person she turned out to be. Even Luke looks at her and looks away with a blank expression. At this point, Claire's best friend tells her that she doesn't deserve anything that she's not willing to fight for. It's about time someone called her out on being a doormat. So Claire starts to take control of her life and find herself. While that's happening, a patient of Claire's chews out the lead doctor for allowing her to be fired. And another patient let's Luke know he's an idiot. Good times! Finally, Luke finds out from yet another patient that Claire WAS the woman in the elevator with him. But now she won't take his calls. Good for her. Luke finally gets Claire to meet him though, she accepts his apology, and they kiss. Eh. Oh and the lead doctor rehires Claire as head nurse.
In the end, Claire never does stand up for herself on screen, aside from avoiding Luke's calls. I wanted to see her tell him off for his stupidity and Lena for her abuse. I'm a sucker for these Cinderella movies, but most of them don't live up to my expectations. Elevator Luke and Claire had good chemistry, but they weren't given the chance to develop it later in the movie. I might watch this again in a couple years, when I forget what a doormat Claire was and how UNprince-like Luke was.
Dr. Luke and Claire get trapped in an elevator one evening. This is the day before Luke starts at the hospital, so he doesn't know she's a nurse there, and she doesn't know he's a doctor. They flirt and talk while stuck together, but fail to get each other's information after they are freed. The following day, Dr. Luke is introduced by the head doctor to the nursing staff. He doesn't recognize Claire at all. I rewound it back to see if she looked completely different in the elevator. Well, it WAS dark in there and Claire was dolled up. Plus, as a nurse, her hair was pulled back into a bun. So I gave Luke a pass on not recognizing her at first.
Throughout the first day, all of the nurses kept hitting on Luke. Eventually, Claire found him and started to let him know that she was the woman in the elevator. He interrupted her, said he was tired of all of the flirting, and just wanted to help patients. Ok. Luke was rude, but it was understandable. The following days at the hospital, Claire has her hair down a lot and it's obvious that she is the woman from the elevator. Even she thinks Luke knows it's her, but just isn't interested. Luke doesn't see it though. He felt a connection to the elevator woman, but can't see her in Claire. Is it a man thing? Is it a doctor thing? I'm not sure, but he is completely oblivious.
The entire movie, he is trying to track down the elevator woman, when she's right in front of him. He does spend time with Claire though, and start to like her. He doesn't want to go there because they work together and because of elevator woman. Lol Then Claire is also having a difficult time at the hospital with Lena and Whitney. They work to sabotage her chances at becoming lead nurse, by making her look like an inept gold digger, only after Luke's money. Things come to a head at a benefit party, that Claire isn't supposed to attend. Lena made sure to schedule her at the hospital that night. Well, Claire's patients work together to make sure she gets to go to the benefit. They roam the hospital for a dress, shoes, and person to cover Claire's shift. At the benefit, Lena confronts Claire about not being at work. She starts yelling loudly about how selfish Claire is and that she's a gold digger, so all the guests can hear. Instead of standing up for the person Luke knows Claire to be, he asks HER to leave. Pfft...That SHE was making a scene and not Lena. Oh and then Lena fires Claire.
As Claire goes to the hospital to retrieve her belongings, nurses are shaking their heads because of what kind of person she turned out to be. Even Luke looks at her and looks away with a blank expression. At this point, Claire's best friend tells her that she doesn't deserve anything that she's not willing to fight for. It's about time someone called her out on being a doormat. So Claire starts to take control of her life and find herself. While that's happening, a patient of Claire's chews out the lead doctor for allowing her to be fired. And another patient let's Luke know he's an idiot. Good times! Finally, Luke finds out from yet another patient that Claire WAS the woman in the elevator with him. But now she won't take his calls. Good for her. Luke finally gets Claire to meet him though, she accepts his apology, and they kiss. Eh. Oh and the lead doctor rehires Claire as head nurse.
In the end, Claire never does stand up for herself on screen, aside from avoiding Luke's calls. I wanted to see her tell him off for his stupidity and Lena for her abuse. I'm a sucker for these Cinderella movies, but most of them don't live up to my expectations. Elevator Luke and Claire had good chemistry, but they weren't given the chance to develop it later in the movie. I might watch this again in a couple years, when I forget what a doormat Claire was and how UNprince-like Luke was.