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Painkiller Jane
(Movie)
EMAILPRINTMOVIE: Sci-Fi, Saturday 12/10 at 9:00p (120 minutes)
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 5 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 11 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Action / Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
First Air Date: December 10, 2005
Summary
Starring Emmanuelle Vaugier, Richard Roundtree, Tate Donovan, Eric Dane, Venus Terzo, Zoran Vukelic, and Walker Howard
Emmanuelle Vaugier stars in this comic book-turned-movie (and if enough of you watch, -turned-television-series as well) as a special agent for the U.S. army who gains supernatural immunity and strength while on a mission.
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Chicago Tribune
On a night when original TV fare is hard to come by, this well-made movie is a pleasing option.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
Proves to be slick, intelligent, reasonably entertaining -- and blessed with an alluring lead.
Read Full Review >Entertainment WeeklyMandi Bierly
If this becomes a series, they'll need to up both the dialogue and Eric Dane's screen time. [9 Dec 2005, p.83]
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
"Painkiller Jane" is an odd duck. It begins promisingly enough, then gets bogged down in setting up Jane chaffing at her military keepers before becoming more action-packed once she escapes.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
There's too much musicvideo-style editing and too little action.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Robert C gave it a1:
Formula preteen pap
John D gave it a10:
great movie stinks that there isnt a sequal at least i dont know about one
Bill F gave it a3:
Poorly paced, predictable and painless. There are much better series out there with a female action lead. She is very attractive to watch for a few minutes but there is no depth to the story or the acting. "Barb Wire" was slated mainly for having Pam Anderson in it but this is far worse and I actually liked "Barb Wire". You could also try "Witchblade" as the acting and plots are much better. The pilot really pulled me into watching the series. "Painless Jane" ensures I will not bother with the series if it is ever made.
Jerell P gave it a9:
One of the best TV movie (Pilots) of 2005, and the Sci Fi Channel movie since Taken.
Ryan B gave it a5:
I gave up on this show . It became too pretencious while she was being held by the army and then the action became ridiculous.
Marc D. gave it a7:
Great build-up of a story, but it felt like the first half of a pilot. It didn't develop anything. Let's see more of this sucker!
MIKE W gave it a10:
This has to be one of the best pilots since Alias. No goofy characters that are always wisecracking but just good entertainment. Great cast, Richrd Roundtree was great and Emmanuelle Vaugier has the look and acting ability to make this a long lasting series. Let's get this out of the can and into the Sci-Fi channel lineup.
