Novocaine

USA 2001, 95 minutes
Dir. David Atkins
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Comedy / Black Comedy

Feat. Steve Martin, Laura Dern, Helena Bonham Carter, Elias Koteas, Kevin Bacon, Scott Caan

Aroview: Dentist Steve Martin is singled out for bad luck in this noir black comedy, that conflates Coen Bros-type weird mishaps, great casting and a steady stream of chuckle-gas. Martin is lured away from fiance Laura Dern by willing-and-unstable patient Helen Bonham-Carter, and gets chewed and spat out by various twists of plot. Oddball support parts go to Elias Koteas, Scott Caan and Kevin Bacon. From the writer of ARIZONA DREAM.

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2 stars (Good Try) The screenplay is uneven but the plot idea is not too bad. Helena Bonham Carter and Laura Dern take the limelight by some margin. ~Tubbs