For a little over a month I’ve been receiving emails about a new film called Puncture, which stars Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger) as a young Houston lawyer and functioning drug addict and I hadn’t added it to the database until a few minutes ago. The film is obviously buzzy considering it stars the man who is Captain America, but also because it will make its way to theaters later this month on September 23 and finally I have gotten around to adding the film to the database along with the poster, eight pictures, the trailer and a just released clip from the film featuring Evans and co-star Brett Cullen (Ghost Rider).
I didn’t watch the trailer, but I did watch the clip and if I take the description and the clip into consideration I get something of a cross between The Verdict and Erin Brockovich vibe from what little I know. I have no idea if that’s the case and obviously Paul Newman’s character in The Verdict wasn’t a drug addict, but an alcoholic. Nevertheless, I can only assume the film will hold a lot in common with those two films and if it does it actually could be quite good.
Along with Evans and Cullen, the film features co-director Mark Kassen, Michael Biehn (The Terminator), Vinessa Shaw (The Hills Have Eyes) and Kate Burton (127 Hours). Mark directs alongside his brother Adam Kassen, and as I said, the film hits theaters via Millennium Entertainment on September 23. Have a look at the trailer and new clip directly below. You can also browse my gallery of ten images from the film right here.
Mike Weiss (Chris Evans) is a talented young Houston lawyer and a functioning drug addict. Paul Danziger (co-director Mark Kassen), his longtime friend and partner, is the straight-laced and responsible yin to Mike’s yang. Their mom-and-pop personal injury law firm is getting by, but things really get interesting when they decide to take on a case involving Vicky (Vinessa Shaw), a local ER nurse, who is pricked by a contaminated needle on the job.
As Weiss and Danziger dig deeper into the case, a health care and pharmaceutical conspiracy teeters on exposure and heavyweight attorneys move in on the defense. Out of their league but invested in their own principles, the mounting pressure of the case pushes the two underdog lawyers and their business to the breaking point.
Brothers and directors Mark and Adam Kassen bring this real-life story to the screen with all the urgency and passion of the subjects themselves. The result is an effective issue-driven drama that finds its footing in a contemporary David and Goliath story.
