I Watch Films: Novocaine (2025)
Novocaine (2025) Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid) is the assistant manager of a bank in San Diego; he also has CIPA, the inability to feel pain. He lives a cautious, introverted life, his best friend being an online gamer Roscoe (Jacob Batalon) who he’s never met. A new employee at the bank Sherry (Amber Midthunder) shows interest and the two go on a date though Caine is uncertain as he has little experience. They run into an old school “friend” of Caine who is surprised to see him (as a child his life expectancy was low, and even now people with CIPA often accidentally injure themselves and die) referring to him by his nickname “Novocaine.” Sherry tricks the bully into drinking hot sauce which Caine doesn’t feel and Caine and Sherry spend the night together. The next day the bank is robbed, the leader Simon (Ray Nicholson) killing the manager when he won’t give the codes. Caine gives the codes when they threaten Sherry (he doesn’t respond to being hurt when they try to beat them...
