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Puncture

2011

Adam Kassen, Mark Kassen

Chris Evans, Michael Biehn, Vinessa Shaw, Mark Kassen ...

6.0

1,451

Drama A David and Goliath law drama about a drug-addicted lawyer who takes on a health supply corporation while battling his own personal demons.

	Author	Review
United States	Rex Reed The New York Observer	"Like any good cautionary tale, Puncture tells a suspenseful story responsibly, creating food for thought and leaving the audience both enlightened and entertained"	POS
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"While the Kassen brothers do an impressive job for newcomers there's some overly blunt dialogue and dead-end subplots that would have been pruned by more experienced filmmakers."	NEU
United States	Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News	"Though the script never surpasses that of an ordinary "Law & Order" episode, lead Chris Evans ("Captain America") infuses Adam and Mark Kassen’s based-in-truth legal drama with crucial passion (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of fIVE)"	POS
United States	David Fear Time Out	"It's Weiss's sheer gonzo energy and his determination to keep it together (barely) in the name of justice that initially fuel this underdog tale"	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"Out from behind his Captain America shield, Chris Evans proves a quirky and compelling actor as Mike Weiss, a personal-injury lawyer who spends most of his time doing drugs."	POS
United States	Ronnie Scheib Variety	"Though conceptually intriguing, the mix of downward drug spiral with uphill struggle for good never really coalesces."	NEU
United States	Amy Biancolli SFGATE	"If the movie ends too abruptly, it still gives plenty of screen time to its nicely screwed-up central character. And it's still a solid, assured feature debut from the latest brothers to watch."	POS
United States	Simon Abrams Slant	"Puncture's story only moves forward thanks to Evans's charm. But a good lead performance can't single-handedly save thin material."	NEU
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"The film is chock-a-block with extraordinary performances and no one will fault the filmmaking either. This is a well-made movie, make no mistake. It just suffers from a dysfunctional hero."	POS
United States	Boston Globe	"This story of how corporate interests collude against the common good is surely worthy. But you might ask if the facts of the case might have made a better documentary, not a drama."	NEU

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