Jeremy of The Daily Rotation wrote, "This is exactly the film that Chris Evans needed to follow Captain America: The First Avenger with, not What’s Your Number? Puncture is a smart crackpot courtroom drama starring Chris Evans as a drugged out lawyer who won’t take no for an answer. It’s a calculated drama that elevates Chris Evans from a pretty boy superhero to a grown up actor who can be serious and vulnerable if the film calls for it. Directors Mark and Adam Kassen keep the film focused on a small assortment of important characters which helps keep the goals clear and the film easy to watch."
Jeff of We Got This Covered wrote, "Puncture is one of those stories of two people attempting to overcome insurmountable odds in an attempt to do the right thing. Even though things look bad for them throughout, do they ever give up? Of course not. There wouldn’t be much of a movie here if they did. Films like this tend to have you rooting for the underdog from the very start, and when done really well, you start to care about more than just their cause, you begin to care about what happens to the characters themselves. Puncture manages to achieve the former, but unfortunately, not the latter."
Did this movie go straight to dvd? I wanted to see this movie but I don't remember it ever coming to the theaters here. It's one of those side movies that Chris Evans did that just looked so good and I knew I would enjoy watching it.
While Chris Evans recently got a chance to market his new film Puncture, opening on September 23, he also had some stuff to "say about his current work as Captain America in The Avengers, what it’s like to shoot on the streets of New York with all of the chaotic attention they get, that there’s no official word yet on when Captain America 2 will start shooting, and how he currently has so much on his plate that he’s just trying to live moment-to-moment."
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.
I had not heard anything about this movie at all. Chris Evans has been very busy but all you hear about is Captain America and the Avengers. This movie really looks good and also makes a big turn around as to his acting in a different direction. It reminds me of a John Grisham novel.
you can sort of see the trap muscles on his shoulders to the neck with that suit :P
yup looks to be good plus not sure if its because of the captain america movie but cuz chris evan is in it and i still got the lasting impression on me i'll definitly check it out
if i was me years ago i wouldnt pay this movie any attention lol
