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March 14, 2025

At The Movies: ‘Novocaine,’ with Jack Quaid, is a shot of bloody action-comedy

By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer

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“Novocaine” delights in the relentless mutilation of its hero, a regular guy (played by Jack Quaid) with a rare condition that has rendered him immune from feeling any sort of discomfort to bodily harm.

Nathan Caine may not be able to feel pain, as the tagline for the new action-comedy “Novocaine” reads, but the same does not apply to audiences.


 
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