‘Novocaine’ Review: Jack Quaid Feels No Pain in This Bloody, Comedic Action Ride
Jack Quaid as “Nate” in ‘Novocaine’ (Photo © 2025 Paramount Pictures)
His name is Nathan Caine. He can’t feel pain. His nickname is Novocaine. Sounds like the premise for a great action movie, huh?
Novocaine stars Jack Quaid (Companion) as the aforementioned Nate Caine, who works as a mild-mannered assistant bank manager. But he does have a medical condition that prevents him from feeling pain, so, as one of his tellers named Sherry (Amber Midthunder from Prey) says, he’s a “superhero.” Nate is sweet on Sherry, so when a botched robbery at the bank results in her being taken hostage, he decides to go after her himself.
Now, despite what the premise sounds like, Novocaine is not a typical action movie. Well, it is, but the fact that Nate is not a burly, muscled-up goon means that, yeah, he’s a little more relatable than, say, a Jason Statham or a Dwayne Johnson.
His name is Nathan Caine. He can’t feel pain. His nickname is Novocaine. Sounds like the premise for a great action movie, huh?
Novocaine stars Jack Quaid (Companion) as the aforementioned Nate Caine, who works as a mild-mannered assistant bank manager. But he does have a medical condition that prevents him from feeling pain, so, as one of his tellers named Sherry (Amber Midthunder from Prey) says, he’s a “superhero.” Nate is sweet on Sherry, so when a botched robbery at the bank results in her being taken hostage, he decides to go after her himself.
Now, despite what the premise sounds like, Novocaine is not a typical action movie. Well, it is, but the fact that Nate is not a burly, muscled-up goon means that, yeah, he’s a little more relatable than, say, a Jason Statham or a Dwayne Johnson.
- 3/11/2025
- by James Jay Edwards
- Showbiz Junkies
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