Puncture

2011 • 99 minutter

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Mike Weiss (Chris Evans) is a talented young Houston lawyer and a functioning drug addict. Paul Danziger (co-director Mark Kassen), his longtime friend and partner, is the straight-laced and responsible yin to Mike's yang. Their mom-and-pop personal injury law firm is getting by, but things really get interesting when they decide to take on a case involving Vicky (Vinessa Shaw), a local ER nurse, who is pricked by a contaminated needle on the job. As Weiss and Danziger dig deeper into the case, a health care and pharmaceutical conspiracy teeters on exposure and heavyweight attorneys move in on the defense. Out of their league but invested in their own principles, the mounting pressure of the case pushes the two underdog lawyers and their business to the breaking point.

MPAA Rating: R Rated R for drug use, language, some nudity and a sexual reference.

Cast: Chris Evans, Mark Kassen and Vinessa Shaw

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I rented this movie because of the $0.25 price but I'm glad I did. Great movie. I did notice a few scenes where the camera was jiggling around a bit too much. Almost looked intentional but it was a little distracting. Rented from my Droid X and watched it later on my Sony Google TV box with the youtube app. (fyi - currently you cannot activate youtube purchases from the youtube app even though it will show up in search. You must first activate from a browser or Google Play Movies app from your mobile device and then you can watch from the youtube app)

Not sure why people are so proud of this story. He did not even take the case to trial. Then, spitting in his face, his partner settles after his death instead of going to trial. Safety needles are still not in widespread use. This guy was just an out of control junkie.

I enjoyed Puncture. The plot is honest and straight to the point. I actual watched this on Netflix...but Chris Evans says of all of his films, this is the one he is the most proud of. It was nice to see that they filmed the entire thing in Houston.