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The Long Kiss Goodnight

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Schoolteacher and single mother Samantha Caine (Geena Davis) lives an average suburban life -- until she begins having strange memories of unexplained violence and discovers that she has physical skills that she never imagined. Hiring private detective Mitch Hennessey (Samuel L. Jackson) to probe into her past, Samantha discovers that she's a well-trained government assassin who went missing after suffering a bout of amnesia and that her former handlers want her back in their employ.
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Smart, sharp-witted, and fueled by enjoyably over-the-top action, The Long Kiss Goodnight makes up in impact what it lacks in consistent aim.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Frankly, if I had to see either Harlin-Davis movie again, I'd opt for the klutzy unpleasantness of Cutthroat Island over the efficient if equally stupid unpleasantness of this 1996 release. Oct 25, 2011 Full Review David Ansen Newsweek The Long Kiss Goodnight is the fall's best summer movie. Feb 16, 2011 Full Review Richard Corliss TIME Magazine Like the heroine, the movie has two personalities that smartly coexist. Feb 16, 2011 Full Review Frank J. Avella The Contending ...what makes the film soar—and it does, often—are the performances led by an absolutely commanding Davis. Jackson is no slouch either. This is one of his best turns. Rated: B Mar 25, 2025 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine This is almost a poster child for mediocre mid-90s action cinema. Rated: 5/10 Jan 17, 2025 Full Review Kat Halstead Common Sense Media Just a year after Davis teamed up with director, and then husband, Renny Harlin on the box office flop Cutthroat Island, the two returned with another overegged and overlong action thriller. Dec 4, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Fan T Quite implausible in many scenes,but great special effects.She's subjected to drowning torture but they bring her up,her right hand is untied,& she has a gun.Huh???Fun to watch,though.I'd compare it to "Black Panther",it's like a long video game. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/10/25 Full Review Cat H I like the journey, collecting breadcrumbs if you will, on the way through escalating difficulties to a surprisingly delightful ending! I love this movie inspite of it's being an R-rated one and so of course the coarse language. I've watched it several times, and am watching it right now and will watch it again! Great movie, well-written, well-casted and awesome! What do the stuffy critics know? Not much with a required quota to meet, x-amt of yays and x-amts of nays! How can they be unbiased? They aren't! It's a great movie, worth watching, gives the watcher quite a roller-coaster ride of emotions! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/09/25 Full Review JON M A fun watch that takes a while to get going but the pace does pick up in the "Crossing the threshold" part of Samantha's journey. The movie has that mix of pleasable 90s aesthetic and yet unfortunately being a product of it's time in terms of it's production limitations. But as with many movies of that era, these limitations are made up by great storytelling, witty & hilarious dialogue, good pacing & not getting sidetracked, and having fantastic actors like Davis & Jackson kill it. Jackson, particularly, is hysterical and had me laughing out loud with his constant zingers and one-liners. A shame it didn't do well with critics upon it's release, but it's nice to see that over time the movie has become a cult classic. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/07/25 Full Review thiago s Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, os personagens sao fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes para fazer o filme ser bom. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/10/25 Full Review Mary V I am not usually an action movie fan but I love this. Samuel L. Jackson is the highlight of this film. "I'm always frank and earnest with women. In New York I'm Frank... and Chicago I'm Ernest." Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/01/25 Full Review Joan D It’s a little dated, almost 30 years later, but I love it just as much as I did in 1996. These two were perfectly pair for this non-stop action, roller-coaster ride of a movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/27/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Schoolteacher and single mother Samantha Caine (Geena Davis) lives an average suburban life -- until she begins having strange memories of unexplained violence and discovers that she has physical skills that she never imagined. Hiring private detective Mitch Hennessey (Samuel L. Jackson) to probe into her past, Samantha discovers that she's a well-trained government assassin who went missing after suffering a bout of amnesia and that her former handlers want her back in their employ.
Director
Renny Harlin
Producer
Renny Harlin, Stephanie Austin, Shane Black
Screenwriter
Shane Black
Production Co
New Line Cinema, Forge
Rating
R
Genre
Action, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 21, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$33.4M
Runtime
2h 1m
Sound Mix
Surround
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