Novocaine Review

Pain Is Temporary, "Novocaine" Is Forever

If you’re looking for subtlety, turn around. This movie does not care. It kicks off with Quaid’s character, Nathan, getting absolutely wrecked in a botched robbery, and from that point on, the film refuses to let him (or us) breathe. Imagine Home Alone, but instead of setting traps, Nathan just takes every hit imaginable while somehow still standing. Every bullet wound, broken bone, and sucker punch is delivered with bone-crunching glee, to the point where you start to wonder if this guy is secretly a cartoon character.

Think John Wick, but a comedy.

Jack Quaid: Human Piñata, Action Star Extraordinaire

He’s not a super soldier, he’s not a highly trained assassin—he’s just a guy who is very bad at avoiding violence.

His physical comedy is on another level. Every punchline in this movie is literal. Fall down a flight of stairs? Funny. Get shot while falling? Hilarious. Have a full-on Looney Tunes moment where you step on a rake after surviving an explosion? Chef’s kiss.

Violence That Makes Tarantino Look Like a Pacifist

Listen, Novocaine is violent. Absurdly violent. If regular action movies are rated R, this one is rated “please check on your friends after watching.” Blood sprays like a fire hydrant, bones break like Pringles, but it’s so over-the-top that it loops back around to being funny. The action sequences are choreographed like Rube Goldberg murder machines, where one bad decision leads to ten even worse ones.

And just when you think it can’t get more ridiculous, it does.

Novocaine is not a movie for the faint of heart (or stomach). It’s a full-throttle, blood-soaked action-comedy that throws every possible injury at its lead actor just to see if he can take it. And somehow, through all the carnage, it remains stupidly entertaining.

All in all, it’s a straight up popcorn comedy action flick without much depth - but if your looking for a good time, this’ll do it.

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