If you’re the type who runs from family movies and enjoy films with more force, more grit, and that don’t give you any lessons (those movies where you learn absolutely nothing), “Novocaine” is going to appeal to you.
Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, “Novocaine” is a crazy movie starring Jack Quaid that takes us on an action delirium about a man with a special characteristic: he is incapable of feeling pain.
If you like wild movies that seek more of an action and joke whirlwind while avoiding any reflection, “Novocaine” is one of those movies created precisely for that purpose and avoiding everything that doesn’t have to do with entertainment.
Philosophical reflections: zero.
Plot
Nate is a bank employee with a bland and monotonous life until the girl of his dreams, Cherry, spills boiling coffee on his hand and discovers his great secret: Nate cannot feel pain.
After spending a dream-like night, Nate wakes up enchanted, though he doesn’t know that morning will bring him an unexpected surprise: a bank robbery in which Cherry is taken as a hostage.
And Nate goes in search of her, giving rise to a frenetic story in which, I assure you, Nate will receive quite a few blows, kicks, falls, and injuries.
About the Movie
“Novocaine” is born as an extremely entertaining romp with a single purpose: to entertain through violent blows that almost always fall on our beloved protagonist. Yes, you guessed it, Nate will gradually become that action man that no one expects while trying to rescue Cherry, played by Amber Midthunder.
Is this the best movie you’ll see this year? Probably not. Perhaps it doesn’t have the most intelligent dialogues or the most accurate metaphors, nor does it pose questions about life and death… but “Novocaine” is hilarious from the beginning, and the movie is clear in its intentions, deceiving no one: to entertain, entertain, and entertain.
Jack Quaid does a good job embodying this boring bank employee turned action man among robbers, while Amber Midthunder does her part. The cast is completed by Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, and Betty Gabriel.
Our Opinion
We won’t lie to you: it’s not going to be the movie of your life, but it will make you have a very fun time. “Novocaine” is violent, extremely funny in some parts, and in its general tone, makes us forget the day’s sorrows.
It entertains, which is its only purpose. And it achieves this with its irreverent and sometimes brutal style.
Enjoy it.
