Here is My Movie Review of Novacaine

 

Here is My Movie Review of Novacaine 

Now when this movie was announced I was really interested because of the idea of this guy who can't feel pain and he has to rescue his girlfriend from a group of bank robbers. It has a lot of potential and I saw the trailer.  It looked even more interesting so I watched this film. I have to say this is probably one of the funniest films of 2025. 

So basically what happens is I have this guy named Nathan Novocaine who is this bank executive who needs this girl named Sherry Margrave who he starts to have feelings towards it starts to fall in love with but then one day she is kidnapped by the robbers lead by Simon Greenly so Nathan Novacaine decides to take vengeance on Simon Greenly and rescue Sherry Margrave so he can be reunited with her it's up to Nathan Novacane to take down Simon Greenly and rescue Sherry Margrave o he could be reunited with her and that's basically what the story is for this film. I have to say the story in this film is really interesting because the idea of a guy that can't feel pain and trying to get revenge on the people who kidnapped his girlfriend has a lot of potential. The film executes it really perfectly. 

The performances in this film are incredible. You can tell that all the actors are having a lot of fun in this film. I still think this film is up there with 28 Years Later as one of the best acted films of 2025. 

However the absolute big standout of the entire film is Jack Quaid who plays Nathan Novocaine and his performance is magnificent because he does give the really fun in Captiva performance and the way he prepared for the role in that he did extensive research of the condition known as CIPA which is a condition that has the person who can't feel pain but unfortunately only live for 25 years Or you can even die at the age of three or to 50 it depends on how bad you have it. So it is really interesting how he did all that research to prepare to play this character in the film. Now the character of Nanth Novacaine is really incredible because he is shown to be really likable how he really cares for Sherry Margrave  and wants to rescue her and take revenge on Simon Greenly for  kidnapping Sherry Margrave, the one he loves the most. The scenes with Nanth Novacaine are fantastic whether it is the scene of him talking about his condition to Sherry Margrave or the scene where he is hanging upside down in his house. It does lead to some really fun and really emotional moments in the film. Also the romance between him and Sherry Margrave Is the strongest aspect of the entire film. The romance between the two characters is so much fun to watch. The chemistry between him and Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, and Jacob Batalon is still terrific. 

Amber Midthunder plays Sherry Margrave In the film and her performance is probably my favorite performance in the film. She gives a really captivating and tremendous performance in the film because you can tell that she is having a lot of fun in this film. Now the character of Sherry Margrave is remarkable because she has shown that she really cares about Nathan Novocaine, how she really loves to spend time with him and how she finds him really nice and really down to earth. But she is shown to be a really badass and strong female character. The scenes with Sherry Margrave are exhilarating whether it is her and Nathan Novacaine meeting for the first time or it is her trying to kill her brother Simon Greenly It deadly to some really emotional and really nail biting and really intense moments in the film. Also the romance between her and Nathan Novacaine is really fun and entertaining to watch. It is the strongest aspect of the entire film. The chemistry between her and Jack Quaid is excellent. 

Jacob Batalon  plays Nathan Novacine's best friend Roscoe Dixon in the film and his performance was really entertaining and really fun to watch. Now the character of Roscoe Dixon is really  interesting because he is shown that he really likes spending time with Nathan Novacine and wants to help him rescue Sherry Margrave so he could be reunited with her. The scenes with Roscoe Dixon are really awesome whether it is the scene of him reacting to Nanth Novocaine Being hung upside down or him saying that he doesn't want to help Nanth Novocaine  Rescue his girlfriend Sherry Margrave because that he doesn't want to be killed and that led to some really funny and entertaining moments. The chemistry between him and Jack Quaid is terrific. 

Ray Nicholson plays Simon Greenly and his performance is probably the darkest performance of the entire film because he definitely has an on-screen presence throughout the film. To be honest Ray Nicholson’s performance really reminds me of Daniel Wu´s performance as Alvin Knuckles from Love Hurts because he also gave a really dark and sinister performance in that film. Now the character of Simon Greenly is really interesting because he is very similar to Alvin Knuckles from Love Hurts because both of them are really unstable and like to manipulate the main characters and in this one it is revealed that he is actually Sherry Margrave´s brother and that twist was really shocking because at first you think is some random guy but  are actually related and much like Alvin Knuckles he manipulates Sherry   Margrave Into becoming a killer just like how they used to be together but she refuses. The scenes with Simon Greenly are incredible whether it is him robbing the bank or him telling Sherry Margrave To be like him and go back to being in Keller and it does lead to some really intense and really heart pounding moments in the film. Not to mention  Simon Greenly is really fun to hate and you really want this asshole to die and luckily something does happen to him he does get his karma by having Nathan Nova King punch him in the throat which instantly kills him. I still think Simon Greenly is up there with Alvin Knuckles from Love Hurts as one of the best villains of 2025. Also the rivalry between him and Nathan Novacaine is brilliant because you can understand why they can't stand each other in the film. The chemistry between him and Jack Quaid is terrific. 

However the best thing about this film is the directing by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen Is brilliant because what I like about his directing that he does a glorious job of developing all the characters especially Nathan Novacaine because he didn't answer that's gone through a lot he had CIPA which prevents him from feel in pain he has to rescue his girlfriend Sherry Margrave from Simon Greenly and get her back. I also like how they tackle the subject of CIPA because they didn't have a really serious condition because even though you can't really feel pain you can only live to 25 and then you eventually die. This is a really sad and depressing condition to have so I am really impressed that they took it really seriously. So overall I think they did a terrific job directing this film by balancing the emotional moments and some of the more funnier moments together in the film. 

So in conclusion I still really enjoy the film. The storyline revolving around Nathan Novacaine having to rescue the love of the life Sherry Margrave  and being back together with her is a really interesting concept in the film and the film executes it perfectly. I also think the storyline this movie is probably up there with the storyline of 28 Years Later as one of the best storylines of 2025 The performances are tremendous; the two standout performances are from Jack Quaid and Amber Midthunder. You can tell that both of them are having a lot of fun in this film. Also Simon Greenly is probably up there with The High Evolutionary From Guardian of the Galaxy Vol 3 as one the best villains of the 2020s. I still think this film is up there with The Electric State with Chris Pratt as one of the best films of 2025. I also think that this film is up there with The Accountant 2 with Ben Affleck as one of my favorite films of 2025. I highly recommend you watch this film especially if you  Love Hurts with Ke Huy Quan. Then I'm sure you're going to like this film as well. I give this film a 10/10.