This is an OK film as long as you aren't expecting much, definitely leave your brain at the door.

The plot is nothing new, no original thought here. The acting is actually quite good although it's sometimes hard to judge the acting when the dialogue is this bad.

The main problem is that all the "surprises" are obvious, you won't be surprised by anything in this film, the plot twists can be see long before they arrive and they have all been used elsewhere.

The plot is also a bit nonsensical with characters behaviour, the villains in particular, not being believable.

The directing is terrible with annoying visual effects thrown in for no real reason.

All that said this is watchable trash if you are looking to kill a bit of time.

While I don't watch movies on SCI/FI Channel this one I watch out of boredom.

To my surprise I actually found a movie on the SCI/FI Channel that got my attention from start to finish.

Painkiller Jane is inspired by the comic book character of the same name.

The plot centers on the protagonist Captain Jane Elizabeth Browning played by Emmanuelle Vaugier gets exposed to a biochemical weapon that sudden gives her super human powers as healing powers, speed, strength.

She later discovers that they want to use her as a test subject which promotes her to escape and comes to see there was more troubles than she realizes.

While the plot may not be the most original it is enough to hold the viewer attention.

The music is interesting with some rock songs to help tell the story.

Painkiller Jane was actually a film that kept my interesting which is a rare for the channel.

While it may seem like another SCI/FI Channel film that is going to be a mess it actually was enjoyable.

With a interesting enough plot you might enjoy it.

I give Painkiller Jane a 7 out of 10

I never read the Painkiller Jane comic book, but I read a review of this movie that said it was OK. So I watched it. I have to say I was a little bored, though. The actors are not bad, but the story was not very well told, lacked depth and action, and fizzled out with a very poor climax at the end. There were practically no stunts, no martial arts, nothing resembling superhero-style action.

The woman who played Painkiller Jane was fairly charismatic, however, and convincingly portrayed an army captain. I kept thinking how much she resembled Evangeline Lilly (Kate from "Lost"), body-type-wise. This would have been a true eye-candy experience if Lilly had played the lead character, but the other actress was a fair substitute. Too bad she didn't really have much to do.

5 out of 10.