Rotten
The casting is peculiar, the tone is off, the plot is uninteresting and the ending is sorry.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Novocaine
Getting to the root of the problem is like pulling teeth.
2001 · 1h 35m · R
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
David Atkins
,
James Giovannetti Jr.
,
Don H. Julien
,
Jon Mallard
Overview
A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs.
Director and cast
- David Atkins Director
- James Giovannetti Jr. Director
- Don H. Julien Director
- Jon Mallard Director
- Chelcie Ross as Mike
- Steve Martin as Frank Sangster
- Laura Dern as Jean Noble
- Lynne Thigpen as Pat
- Polly Noonan as Sally
- Helena Bonham Carter as Susan
- JoBe Cerny as Pharmacist Wayne Ponze
- Elias Koteas as Harlan Sangster
- Yasen Peyankov as 'Sunshine Lounge' Bartender
- Scott Caan as Duane
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Plays like the sort of silly shared fantasy that a group of dental students might come up with late one night, after too much coffee and cramming for finals.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
This movie was not effective.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
A coarse, witless and stunningly violent black comedy.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
Atkins never finds the right tone for Novocaine. It's not dark enough to be either viciously funny or unsettling.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
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