Puncture is a drama based on the true story of a drug-addled lawyer who takes on a Quixotic battle against the medical field when he comes across a young ER nurse whose life is literally robbed of her after being punctured by a dirty needle. Mike Weiss (Chris Evans) is a happy-go-lucky lawyer in his 30's who has a crumbling marriage and a shaky law partnership with best friend and law partner, Paul Danziger (Mike Kassen), mostly due to his rampant drug addiction. One day, Danziger gets a call about a young nurse named Vicky Rogers (Vinessa Shaw) who was punctured by a HIV-infected needle after an altercation with a drug addict patient. The kicker is that Vicky's friend, Jeffrey Dancourt (Marshall Bell), has invented a safety needle that can only be used once and prevents accidental sticks, but the hospitals refuse to embrace it because of the added cost for the needle.

Once Mike becomes intrigued by the case, he jumps in with both feet, realizing that there is a huge conspiracy between healthcare facilities and the pharmaceutical world to shut out Dancourt's needle company, Safety Point, because of financial reasons, even at the huge expense of many healthcare workers because of accidental sticks. The case grows in scope and Paul and Mike realize that they can no longer handle things on their own, but strangely enough, no other firm will join them in defense of Safety Point. They find themselves up against very powerful and wealthy law firms in a David and Goliath struggle, while their own firm suffers at the expense of the Safety Point case. Paul wants to drop the case, but Mike believes in it even more once Vicky passes away from her HIV and then he is contacted by a former employee of one of the pharmaceutical companies named "Red" (Michael Biehn), who verifies everything Paul has worked to unearth about the shady dealings in the medical field. Can he continue his battle, even in the face of millions of dollars being offered to his firm and client if they will sell Safety Point to a competitor, knowing that it will be forever shelved?

Puncture was an interesting movie and I was drawn to it because I am fascinated by both the legal and medical fields. While I have no doubt that the content in the film is accurate, I just wasn't glued to the movie. It seemed to move a little bit slow, but once again, a film based on reality isn't going to be as fast-paced as fiction, typically. Chris Evans was very believable as Mike Weiss and I usually enjoy his films anyway, and Mike Kassen, who also co-wrote the screenplay, was also quite good. There were no special features except for some previews, which was really disappointing since I would have enjoyed seeing interviews with some of those involved in the actual events. Although I viewed Puncture on Blu-ray, there wasn't anything spectacular about the visual appearance of the film. It was clear and sharp, but nothing that bowled me over.

If you have an interest in the subject matter, check out the film, but if you don't, Puncture probably won't draw you in.