The Long Kiss Goodnight

Name: The Long Kiss Goodnight
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: October 11, 1996
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 44
Cast: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson

1996

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Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews

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New Line Cinema | Release Date: October 11, 1996 | R

Starring: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson

Summary: In this thriller an amnesiac schoolteacher (Davis) searches for her true identity and finds she is actually a secret agent immersed in a deadly plot to topple the government.

Director: Renny Harlin

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 120 min

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Empire David Eimer

Most of the fun comes from the Davis/Jackson pairing and some frantic action scenes, though problems include too many "meanigful" close-ups of cigarettes being lit and booming (appropriately) sound. Read full review

Richard Corliss

Writer Shane Black mines his thriller premise while musing on issues of identity and redemption; he also shaped the itchy camaraderie of Davis and Jackson. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

With the help of his stunt and special effects teams, Harlin delivers more than enough goods to satisfy genre fans, so main question is whether a female action hero, and Davis in particular, is ready to be embraced by the huge public the film is clearly targeting. Read full review

Elvis Mitchell

Mr. Black's screenplay is mean-spirited, but it earns its keep with sharp, sarcastic dialogue and ingenious ways of setting up this story. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Ultimately, however, Kiss is too ridiculous to engage us as a thriller yet too cringingly self-conscious to amuse us as camp. Read full review

Mike Clark

The movie tries to juggle motherly love sentiment with wanna-be snappy ripostes with a violent streak that extends to threatening a grade-schooler with blinding and busted kneecaps. [11 Oct 1996, Pg.03.D]

Dallas Observer Jimmy Fowler

The long hours Davis says she spent training with knives and guns can't rescue her character from drowning in the story's hokiness. Fans will be aghast at what they see--a movie so garish and silly, even Geena Davis can't save it. Read full review

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ryu9376

Feb 1, 2019

Sam Jackson & Geena Davis are perfect together... their chemistry made the whole movie absolutely great.

0 of 4 users found this helpful04

cspaq1

Aug 4, 2013

This is a very underrated movie as far as the action and humorous one-liners. Suspend a little disbelief and enjoy the peak of the Samuel L. Jacksplotation era.

1 of 4 users found this helpful13

JH88

Mar 27, 2021

Good holiday movie. Femme fatale emerges as things get out of hand in this action thriller with good acting by Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson

1 of 4 users found this helpful13

stevekm

Nov 8, 2022

A good action movie with a twist, the CIA assassin has amnesia. One of the first action movies to have an inept sidekick to lighten the mood. The banter between them is a real treat.

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jeffdn

Apr 5, 2009

Gritty and nice twist on a normal thriller.

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CasandraComplex

Mar 22, 2022

This film shows its age a little bit (films are so over the top polished nowadays) but really can serve as an comparison to how things are now in 2022.. specifically how US intelligence agencies are portrayed. Snake eating its own tail .. my only pet peeve is how children are used inThis film shows its age a little bit (films are so over the top polished nowadays) but really can serve as an comparison to how things are now in 2022.. specifically how US intelligence agencies are portrayed. Snake eating its own tail .. my only pet peeve is how children are used in movies,(yet again).. used in the most causticly over sweetened fashion that makes you want to vomit for how saccarin they are used and portrayed.. the child actor had waaay too many speaking parts barf barf barf..… Expand

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IRONK1979

Jan 30, 2018

It has it's moments with Jackson's funny dialogue but overall it is a 90s movie that doesn't age well.

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