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Genre : Drama
Release Date : September 23, 2011
MPAA Rating : R
Duration : 99 minute(s)
Production Budget : -
Studio : Millennium Entertainment
Official Site : http://www.puncture-the-movie.com/
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you come out of it not caring about any of the characters or their cause regardless of how substantial it might be
Review rate : C-
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 ]
it's a likable oddity: a rambling, low-budget Erin Brockovich with a cokehead hero
Review rate : B
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 ]