This New 87%-Rated Flick With The Boys Star Is a Must-See for Any Fan of Action & Body Horror

If last year the screens were taken over by body horror, then the new release Novocaine opens the way to an unexpected genre phenomenon, which can be called a body horror comedy.

The second week the viewers are kept in suspense by the story of the misadventures of Nathan – a simple bank employee with an extremely rare genetic disease, which the man turns into a weapon of vengeance.

What Is Novocaine About?

Nathan Caine is a lonely man who works as an assistant manager – and he covered all the sharp corners at home and at work with tennis balls. Nathan has Type IV sensory vegetative neuropathy, a rare disorder of the nervous system that leaves a person unable to feel pain.

Fate brings Nathan and Sherry together. But literally the next day after their date, a gang robs the bank and takes Sherry hostage along with the money. Nathan decides to find his beloved and turns his illness into a weapon.

Novocaine's Nathan Is One of the Best Roles for Jack Quiad

For Jack Quaid, the portrayal of Nathan is almost his first real leading role, and the actor, known as the neurotic Hughie from the series The Boys or the insulted Josh from the recent thriller Companion, is absolutely in his element in Novocaine.

The reserved acting and the antics of an embarrassed teenager suit his character, as if the role was originally written for Quaid.

In general, Novocaine brought together outstanding heirs of acting dynasties: the main antagonist here is Ray Nicholson, who also feels comfortable in the role of a criminal with completely absent morals.

Novocaine Is a Good Old Action Comedy, but This Time Mixed With Body Horror

Novocaine is a true festival of pain for the sake of love, an attraction for action fans. Dan Berk and Robert Olsen's movie has neither a complex moral nor an exquisite structure, but it is full of energy and an amazing old-school optimism.

The camera enjoys all of Nathan's injuries: the movie's creators cripple their main character a lot, for a long time and inventively. And the search for a gun in a working fryer is not the most harmless thing that will happen to Caine.

And, most importantly, it definitely makes Jack Quaid a new action hero – a modest guy with no hint of machismo and a square jaw, but with a big heart and the nobility of a true knight.