
Overview
Genre :
DramaRelease Date :
September 23, 2011 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Adam Kassen, Mark KassenStarring :
Chris Evans, Michael Biehn, Vinessa Shaw, Brett Cullen, Jennifer Blanc, Kate Burton, Jesse L. Martin, Marshall Bell
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics
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Review rate : C-
“..you come out of it not caring about any of the characters or their cause regardless of how substantial it might be..”
“..you come out of it not caring about any of the characters or their cause regardless of how substantial it might be..”
by Cole Smithey [ColeSmithey.com]
“..visually competent but verbally clogged..”
by Jeannette Catsoulis [New York Times]

“..there's some overly blunt dialogue and dead-end subplots that would have been pruned by more experienced filmmakers..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
“..the added liability of their protagonist's crippling addiction can at times make "Puncture" more downer than dander-raiser..”
by Robert Abele [Los Angeles Times]

“..tells a suspenseful story responsibly, creating food for thought and leaving the audience both enlightened and entertained..”
by Rex Reed [New York Observer]
“..shakes and hangdog face fail to convey anything of the addictive personality but succeed in setting him up as a martyr in Puncture's crude muckraking schemata..”
by Nick Pinkerton [Village Voice]
“..or at least you see his point of view, going up against this drug-addled do-gooder who won't even settle the case when it probably is in his client's best interest..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter]
Review rate : B
“..it's a likable oddity: a rambling, low-budget Erin Brockovich with a cokehead hero..”
“..it's a likable oddity: a rambling, low-budget Erin Brockovich with a cokehead hero..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]

“..doesn't have a strong screen presence, and the direction is shaky..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News]
“..buff body, very much on display, and drug-induced megalomania fail to elicit much sympathy..”
by Ronnie Scheib [Variety]





