Puncture (2011) 7/10

Starring : Chris Evans, Mark Kassen, Michael Biehn, Brett Cullen, Marshall Bell, Jesse L Martin, Kate Burton, Vinessa Shaw
Director : Adam & Mark Kassen
Running Time : 100 mins

Mike Weiss (Evans) and Paul Danziger (Kassen) are lawyers who are hired by a nurse named Vicky Rogers (Shaw). She tells them of how she contracted AIDS from a needle stick, and that her friend Jeffrey Dancourt (Bell) has invented a retractable needle that will bring needle stick cases down from thousands to zero, but hospitals will not buy the needles. As they investigate they discover a monopoly on medical supplies that ignores progress in favour of value.

Scarily based on a true story, it is terrifying to think that hospitals would rather save a few bucks than protect their staff. There’s a little too much focus on the drug habits of Chris Evans character, which didn’t feel that necessary for the action to move ahead, but I guess if the person he is portraying had a drug habit the writers shouldn’t just ignore the fact, plus it becomes important towards the end. This is slow in places, and there are moments where it feels like someone has forgotten the point of the movie, but this quickly gets back on track and makes for an informative and dramatic watch.

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