A legal procedural, a family tragedy, a romance and a kidnapping plot are a lot to hang on one character in this debut film by Farah Nabulsi.

This leads to Henry planning to get them married as soon as possible. Now, Elena and Fred must pretend that their relationship is something more than a botched kidnapping.

Jack Quaid takes it all in “Novocaine,” an exciting action/romance about a man who cannot feel pain going on the hunt for his ...