NOVOCAINE [] Painlessly amusing. Running time: 95 minutes. Rated R (violence, sex, profanity). At the Lincoln Square, the Angelika. —— STEVE Martin breaks loose from a string of bland s… ...

Surely, “Novocaine” is an impressive directorial debut, but you wish Atkins had not made his movie’s gradual descent seem as inevitable as Frank’s. MPAA rating: R for violence, sexuality ...

In "Novocaine," a film-noirish, psychological thriller, he's funny on a subtler level. As a dentist. It's too bad the movie's intriguing effect wears off (so to speak) about two-thirds through.

November 15, 2001 More than 23 years ago. By Stephen Hunter. For your less-fun-than-a-root-canal file I offer "Novocaine," a coarse, ...

A femme fatale is a femme fatale only if you don’t think the guy is a bozo for falling for her. In “Novocaine,” Steve Martin is ready to be fitted for a red rubber nose and floppy shoes.