Puncture (2011)
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53% of critics liked it
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54% of users liked it
(3,481 ratings)
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 traight-laced and responsible yin to Mike's yang. Their mom-and-pop personal injury law firm is getting by, but things… More 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 traight-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. -- (C) Millenium
- Directed By
- Adam Kassen, Mark Kassen
- Written By
- Paul Danziger, Chris Lopata, Ela Thier
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Sep 23, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- Millennium Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
"Puncture" has the unusual problem of being almost too intriguing; its based-on-true-events story seems to cry out for documentary treatment.
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Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe
"Puncture'' is based on an actual court case. But is this a story best served by focusing on the legal battle or the arc of Mike's flawed hero?
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Evans works so hard to look like a drug addict that it undermines the character's effort not to look like one.
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Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
It's a thoughtful entry in the growing subgenre of whistle-blower dramas.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Does a commendable job of merging its David vs. Goliath elements with Weiss' personal problems, doing justice to the fact that "Puncture" is based on true people and an actual case.
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Cast
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Chris Evans
as Mike Weiss
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Mark Kassen
as Paul Danziger
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Marshall Bell
as Jeffrey Danfort
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Brett Cullen
as Nathaniel Price
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Jesse L. Martin
as Daryl King
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Vinessa Shaw
as Nurse Vicky Rogers, Vicky
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Roxanna Hope
as Sylvia
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Michael Biehn
as Red
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Kate Burton
as Senator O'Reilly
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Erinn Allison
as Kim Danziger
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Tess Parker
as Jaime Weiss
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Mark Lanier
as Mark Lanier
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Danae Ayala
as Nicole Morris
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Troy Hogan
as Nurse Pete Downing
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Claire Risoli
as Nurse Karen Baker, Nursen Karen Baker
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Jennifer Blanc
as Stephany
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Matt Hill
as Street Dealer
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Phil Fisher
as Bartender
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Austin Stowell
as ER Medic
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Amelia Jeffries
as Rita King
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Shelley Calene-Black
as Hospital Administrator 2
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David Maldonado
as ER Doctor
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Craig Nigh
as Senator's Chief Aide
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Linda Lorelle Gregory
as Denise Starks
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Samuel Romero
as Neck Brace
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Anthony Solomon
as Thug
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Bo Johnson
as Fire Chief
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Davi Jay
as EMS Captain
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Cheryl Tanner
as ER Doctor
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Susan O'Rourke
as News Reporter
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Bob Boudreaux
as Network Reporter
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Deanna Brochin
as Tiffany
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David Born
as Judge Black
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Patrick Henning
as Court Clerk
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Barry Stiles
as Shipping Manager
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Julin Jean
as Candy
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Katie Stuckey
as Nurse
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Bill Ross
as Dan Jones
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Jim Lawrence
as Purchasing Officer
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Shondra Marie
as Administrator-Pink Blouse
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Werner Richmond
as Hospital Administrator 2
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Adam Kassen
as Young Doctor, Young Doctor 2
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Ruth García Álvarez
as Pierced Mexican Woman
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Pineapple Tangaroa
as Large Samoan
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Luke Waterson
as David (6 years)
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Sophia Boisvert
as Kia (9 years)
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Paris Smith
as Kia (12 years)
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Max Maissonneuve
as David (9 years)
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Weldon Renfro
as Shoeshine Guy
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Steve Garris
as Waiter
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Marty Fleck
as Well Dressed Lawyer
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Jack Lee
as Mr. Clean
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Justin Anderson Smith
as Skateboard Kid




