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Puncture (2011) 6.8
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6.8/10 from 12,739 users
Metascore: 54/100
Reviews: 37 user | 55 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com A David and Goliath law drama about a drug-addicted lawyer who takes on a health supply corporation while battling his own personal demons. |
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Paul Danziger
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Jeffrey Dancort
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| Jesse L. Martin | ... |
Daryl King
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Nurse Vicky Rogers
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Sylvia
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| Kate Burton | ... |
Senator O'Reilly
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Kim Danziger
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Jaime Weiss
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Justin Anderson | ... |
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Mr. Clean
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Brittney Karbowski | ... |
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Mark Lanier | ... |
Mark Lanier
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Idealistic lawyers Mike Weiss and Paul Danziger are partners. Mike is a drug-addict and Paul is a family man with a pregnant wife. When nurse Vicky Rogers seeks them out, they learn that she contracted AIDS a couple of years ago when she was accidentally pinpricked with a contaminated needle by a violent patient. Vicky shows a retractable safety needle invented by engineer Jeffrey Matthew Dancort, who owns the Safety Point Company, but is unable to sell his product to any hospital from the United Medical group, apart from San Antonio Memorial. Danziger and Weiss accept the case and go to court against United Medical, defended by powerful lawyer Nathaniel Price. Soon, they see all the doors closed in their fight against the powerful mafia of the medical supply system. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Sometimes, the brightest light, comes from the darkest places. See more »Genres:
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Rated R for drug use, language, some nudity and a sexual reference | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
23 September 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Retractable See more »Filming Locations:
Houston, Texas, USABox Office
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$29,175 (USA) (23 September 2011)Gross:
$67,071 (USA) (21 October 2011)Company Credits
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This movie is based on a true story and had the blessing of real-life Weiss and Danziger. Weiss and Danzinger had been approached by an inventor having trouble selling a safety syringe developed to protect health care workers from accidentally being infected by dirty needles due to a major industry needle maker and hospital group purchasing organizations pushing back against the introduction of the new, safer syringes. See more »Goofs
The movie takes place in 1998, but when Weiss is talking to different people in the materials department, one of them has a black Dell LCD monitor which wasn't available until the mid-2000s. See more »Quotes
Nathaniel Price: [greeting Weiss in the middle of the night] I like people who are nuts. Keeps things interesting.See more »
Puncture tells the true story of Mike Weiss. Mike Weiss is a lawyer and a drug addict. He has started a case against a major medical supply company. For not supplying hospitals with safety needles that could prevent hundreds of thousands of disease infections each year from patients to nurses.
The story is definitely a legal drama no matter what you have heard. It might not be your typical legal drama with all the cliché's you are used to, but is that really a bad thing? The story keeps you interested in whats going to happen to the case and whats going to happen to Mike.
Chris Evans does a good job creating a character and making you care for the character. Even if the character always does not make the right decision. Evans portrays Mike Weiss as a flawed anti hero. Yet you wonder if he is fighting this case because he wants to help others or if he wants to help himself.
I really liked this drama, especially since it was a true story. Especially since the project was started by Mike Weiss's real life partner who had no connections to Hollywood, but worked very hard to get this movie made which has a very important message.
I gave this movie a 7 out of 10 because while it is a good movie, it does movie a little slow. The ending is also abrupt and I think it could have been longer. But if you are a fan of Chris Evans, please see this movie. He takes this role very seriously and you could tell he worked hard at this movie. You will not be disappointed in him.