PUNCTURE

     CHRIS EVANS  MARK KASSEN  MARSHELL BELL  BRETT CULLEN

BASED ON A TRUE STORY OF HOW TWO SMALL TIME PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS, MIKE WEISS (EVANS) AND PAUL DANZIGER (KASSEN) TAKE ON A LARGE MEDICAL SUPPLY COMPANY WHICH IS TRYING TO PREVENT THE USE OF SAFETY NEEDLE DESIGNED BY JEFFREY DANCORT (BELL).  THE MEDICAL SUPPLY COMPANY IS REPRESENTED BY NATHANIEL PRICE (CULLEN).
THIS IS THE CLASSIC STORY OF DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH, AND IT PLAYS VERY WELL.  THERE IS INTRIGUE, COVER UPS, PAYOFFS, AND PERSONAL DEMONS -- WEISS IS A DRUG ADDICT -- THAT ALL THE PEOPLE HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND OVERCOME.  THE STORY IS COMPELLING: IT ALL STARTED WHEN A NURSE ACCIDENTALLY STICKS HERSELF AND THEN GETS AIDS.  IT IS TOLD IN A STRAIGHT FORWARD STYLE WITHOUT TOO MANY TURNS TO CONFUSE YOU.  THE CHARACTERS ARE VERY BELIEVABLE: PRICE IS JUST WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT -- A WEASELLY LAWYER WHO WOULD DO ANYTHING TO WIN; DANCORT IS A NO NONSENSE OLDER MAN FED UP WITH THE SYSTEM AND TIRED FROM ALL THE HOOPS HE HAS HAD TO JUMP THROUGH IN TRYING TO GET HIS NEEDLE TO BE USED; AND WEISS AND DANZIGER ARE THE LAWYERS WHO BELIEVE THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, FIND THEIR WAY BLOCKED AT EVERY STEP, YET CONTINUE TO PURSUE THEIR GOALS.  IF YOU LIKE WELL DONE DRAMAS DRIVEN BY CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, THEN THIS IS A PERFECT MOVIE FOR YOU.
RATING  3 out of 5