Movie review: 'Novocaine' is fun in fits and starts

LOS ANGELES, March 8 (UPI) -- Novocaine, in theaters Friday, has an inventive action-comedy premise. It lags a bit between the set pieces but never long enough to ruin the fun.

Jack Quaid stars as Nathan Caine, a bank manager with a genetic disorder that causes him to feel no pain. He has a stopper on the shower to prevent him from turning the water dangerously hot and puts tennis balls over sharp edges since he wouldn't sense if he bruised himself.

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