Editorial Review:

Product Description:
A violent tale of a young mother who awakens after years of amnesia to discover she's an assassin with her former bosses in hot pursuit.Running Time: 120 min.System Requirements:Starring: Geena Davis Samuel Jackson Director: Renny Harlin Produced by Renny Harlin Stephanie Austin; written by Shane Black; running time of 120 minutes; Closed Captioned. Copyright: 1996 New Line Interactive Menus Languages: English and French Subtitles: English French and Spanish High-quality Dolby Digital multi-channel surround sound Original theatrical trailer Background information on the stars Standard version formatted from its original version to fit your screen Widescreen version presented in a "letterbox" widescreen format preserving the 2.35:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition English: Dolby Digital 5.1 French: StereoFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating: R UPC: 794043444623

Amazon.com essential video:
Geena Davis and her former husband, director Renny Harlin, attempted to pick up the pieces after the debacle of their box-office disaster, Cutthroat Island. What they came up with was this repulsive ode to American film noir, based on a script by Shane Black (Lethal Weapon) about an amnesiac schoolteacher (Davis) who searches for her true identity and finds she is actually a secret agent immersed in a deadly plot to topple the government. Mechanistic in its violence, obnoxious in its attitude, the film makes Davis, a once-promising actress, nothing more than a special effect. She tosses one to sadists in the audience by allowing her character to be beaten, punched unconscious, and tortured. The DVD release has optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, plus Dolby surround sound, theatrical trailer, cast information, optional French-language soundtrack and optional Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh

The plot of this movie is absolutely tired, but Harlin's over-the-top, go-for-broke direction, and the chemistry between Geena Davis, and Samuel L. Jackson ( who is simply hilarious in this film ) turn what should have been a run of the mill actioner into a hyperbolic, funfest. THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT is more than just a little fun to watch, and describing Davis as a Sigourney Weaver wanna-be is more than a little simplistic. It's fun to see a kick-ass woman protagonist who can dish out some great one-liners, and blow the bad guys away with the same aplomb as Clint, or Bruce- or Arnold for that matter. On top of that, Craig Bierko made one loathsome, but fun-to-hate villain. I fully admit that this movie is a 'guilty pleasure,' and I'm quite guilty of loving it.

Average Rating:

Rating: - A POPCORN MUNCHER'S DREAM FLICK
The plot of this movie is absolutely tired, but Harlin's over-the-top, go-for-broke direction, and the chemistry between Geena Davis, and Samuel L. Jackson ( who is simply hilarious in this film ) turn what should have been a run of the mill actioner into a hyperbolic, funfest. THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT is more than just a little fun to watch, and describing Davis as a Sigourney Weaver wanna-be is more than a little simplistic. It's fun to see a kick-ass woman protagonist who can dish out some great one-liners, and blow the bad guys away with the same aplomb as Clint, or Bruce- or Arnold for that matter. On top of that, Craig Bierko made one loathsome, but fun-to-hate villain. I fully admit that this movie is a 'guilty pleasure,' and I'm quite guilty of loving it.

Rating: - Easy, sport. I got myself outta Beirut once, I think I can get outta New Jersey
The reviewers can say what they like, because I love this film. Its one of the few films where a woman is the one that saves the day and isn't flopping around like an idiot. Also, Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson have real chemistry.

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Rating: - An All-Time Fave!
The Long Kiss Goodnight still stands -- after all these years -- as one of my all-time favorite action films. It has the perfect balance of close-up action, big special effects, comedic interludes, crisp writing, and human drama. It's important to bear in mind that this film was made before the spy-with-amnesia plot had become overused, before Samuel L. Jackson's on-screen persona had become stereotyped, before women had been legitimized as action heroes, and before anyone else (that I can think of) had tried a male-female "buddy" movie! The principle characters are all multidimensional, athough the villains are a bit clicheed. But, in the process of delivering an outstanding action movie, Samantha/Charly (Geena Davis) and Mitch (Samuel L. Jackson) must each face and resolve a number of down-to-earth issues about their lives, role identities, and personal character -- the kind we all eventually face, and which give this movie a humanity that's rare in the action/buddy genre.

Unfortunately, myopic critics panned the film, so it didn't produce well enough at the box office to warrant a sequel. But, don't let its relative obscurity rob you of the opportunity to enjoy this trendsetting gem!

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Rating: - Decent film, not great
Geena Davis does a good job playing both personalities, and Sam "The Man" Jackson is great as Henessey, but the plot cliches take it down a couple notches.

Side note: Why does Amazon's review loathe the film, yet list it as "Essential Viewing"?

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Rating: - One of my top 10!
There hasn't been a review on this movie for a long time. That said you can see the movie description for the plot synopsis, I just want to add that this is an outstanding movie! One of my top 10 movies of all time! Geena Davis is awesome! A great action-comedy movie. I highly recommend you watch/own this movie.

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