Novocaine
Assistant bank manager, Nate (Jack Quaid), in his early 30’s has already outlived many with his medical condition, that is, Nate can’t feel pain; but now, after living a life of caution, the woman of his dreams, Sherry (Amber Midthunder), stands to turn all that upside down when she’s kidnapped by bank robbers. Now, using his disability as a super power, Nate will slog ahead from one brutal experience to the next in order to save Sherry, can he make it before his body gives out completely? 
Written by Lars Jacobson and Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, this action adventure turned on its ear delivers the fun in heaping helpings of bone chilling thrills, chills, and spills, boldly crossing the lines of taste, horror, and action in ways that seem all too plausible given the human body and its fallibility. All too often we see the hero escape from peril with but a scratch, Hollywood stunt performers to thank for the heavy lifting and suspension of disbelief, but what if we took that suspension away? Black eyes, and broken bones, Novocaine delivers the laughs and winces with comedic flair and a joke/gag that’s just long enough, teetering on too long, but still packs the punch necessary to cross the finish line with a thumbs up and a smile. Quaid’s charisma carries the load and plays nicely into archetypal design of the common man turned hero. Running one hour and fifty minutes, Novocaine is rated R.