Novocaine

Year: 2001

Grade: B-

Country: USA

Director: Atkins

Review

sorta film-noirish – it has the femme fatale, a twisted double-cross, and uses voice-over; which is to say that it’s not film noir, but borrows from its structure. the style of the film was interesting and added an extra dimension to the film. it wasn’t all that funny of a movie, in fact, laura dern was the funniest character in the film, with kevin bacon being second – that’s saying a lot in a steve martin film. it’s a good movie that entertains, but doesn’t amaze.