*Everyone is looking for a hero, and the search for another one could have been found in “Novocaine.” However, “Novocaine” is another good movie gone bad because of its diminishing returns.
Many filmmakers are ruining their movies with excessive violence. No matter how creative, or innovative the premise, if the film is padded with unnecessary blood and gore, it loses its excitement and purpose.
Assistant bank manager Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid) has fallen hard for teller Sherry (Amber Midthunder). As fate would have it, their bank is robbed on Christmas Eve. During the heist, Sherry is taken hostage. Nate sets out to rescue Sherry by relying on his superhero asset. That asset is a rare genetic disorder that makes him impervious to pain.
The stage set, Nate’s condition serves as a backdrop to buoy moviegoers’ high hopes of an entertaining ride. But the fun is cut short. And plausibility is not the problem. It is the lack of imagination and skill that is replaced by gratuitous, repugnant, and gut-churning violence.
Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, “Novocaine” also stars Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Evan Hengst, Conrad Kemp, and Jacob Batalon
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Overall, reactions paint “Novocaine” as a divisive but entertaining flick. It’s a hit with those who embrace its absurdity and gore (often scoring 3.5/5 or higher in sentiment), but it stumbles for others due to pacing, plot gaps, or an overstretched gimmick
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