
Idealistic lawyers Mike Weiss and Paul Danziger are partners. Mike is a drug-addict and Paul is a family man with a pregnant wife. When nurse Vicky Rogers seeks them out, they learn that she contracted AIDS a couple of years ago when she was accidentally pinpricked with a contaminated needle by a violent patient. Vicky shows a retractable safety needle invented by engineer Jeffrey Matthew Dancort, who owns the Safety Point Company, but is unable to sell his product to any hos... (Full plot summary below)
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Idealistic lawyers Mike Weiss and Paul Danziger are partners. Mike is a drug-addict and Paul is a family man with a pregnant wife. When nurse Vicky Rogers seeks them out, they learn that she contracted AIDS a couple of years ago when she was accidentally pinpricked with a contaminated needle by a violent patient. Vicky shows a retractable safety needle invented by engineer Jeffrey Matthew Dancort, who owns the Safety Point Company, but is unable to sell his product to any hospital from the United Medical group, apart from San Antonio Memorial. Danziger and Weiss accept the case and go to court against United Medical, defended by powerful lawyer Nathaniel Price. Soon, they see all the doors closed in their fight against the powerful mafia of the medical supply system.
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| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohWell-done, briskly paced and compelling drama with a vital message. |
| DeadspinWill LeitchBased on the true story of Michael D. Weiss, which is convenient, since Weiss was considerate enough to live his life in a way that he surrounded himself with every possible cliche and hackneyed, obvious development imaginable. |
| RedEyeMatt PaisA riveting legal drama that easily represents Evans' best work. |
| Time Out ChicagoMatt SingerEvans's soulful performance keeps Puncture from overdosing on righteous indignation. |
| Television Without PityEthan AlterThe filmmakers want to honor this man's achievements, but viewers will likely leave the theater uncertain as to what exactly it was that he accomplished. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfEvans is good here, revealing an intensity of thought he's rarely displayed before, but it just isn't enough to pull Puncture out of neutral. |
| We Got This CoveredBilly TatumWith summer movies safely tucked away, it's the time of year where Oscar films pop up, and this week's Puncture may be a contender. |
| Hollywood & FineMarshall FineThe issue at hand is not particularly cinematic...And the personal story is handled in a way that seems surprisingly impersonal, even superficial. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanOut from behind his Captain America shield, Chris Evans proves a quirky and compelling actor as Mike Weiss, a personal-injury lawyer who spends most of his time doing drugs. |
| San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliIf the movie ends too abruptly, it still gives plenty of screen time to its nicely screwed-up central character. And it's still a solid, assured feature debut from the latest brothers to watch. |