The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

85
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 71% · 61 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 91809 91.8K

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Plot summary

Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.

Director

Renny Harlin Photo
Renny Harlin

Top cast

Samuel L. Jackson Photo
Samuel L. Jackson as Mitch Henessey
Ken Ryan Photo
Ken Ryan as News Anchor
Gerry Bamman Photo
Gerry Bamman as CIA Man
Melina Kanakaredes Photo
Melina Kanakaredes as Trin
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888.99 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 1 min
Seeds 19
1.84 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 1 min
Seeds 100

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Pjtaylor-96-138044 6 / 10

Decidedly silly but undeniably entertaining.

A lot of 'The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)' is decidedly silly, especially when it comes to its over-the-top, tonally jarring and generally just outright ridiculous action sequences. The heroes are essentially indestructible, despite the heavy beating they both endure by the film's end, to the point that it becomes quite ludicrous they'd survive the events they do (indeed, the original script was much darker and even included a major death, which was shot but recut because of audience testing). However, there's generally a knowing vibe the the flick, one that's marked by Shane Black's signature witty banter and some almost ostentatious performances, and this allows the picture to remain fun regardless of its occasional tonal issues, its cartoonish action scenes and all its unkept mayhem (seriously, the flick has quite the body-count). It has an almost satirical feel that's compounded by the several scenery-chewing monologues, tried-and-tested genre cues and people who refer to themselves as spies with a straight face. 6/10
Reviewed by grantss 6 / 10

Decent action-thriller

Samantha Caine lives in a small town with her daughter. Eight years ago she emerged, two months pregnant, from a nearby river with no memory of her past or who she is. She has private investigators trying to figure out those questions. Then, after a serious accident, some old skills start to return. In addition, she starts to attract the attention of some dark and shady characters.Decent action-thriller. Great action scenes and a reasonably intriguing plot are the main positives. Geena Davis is also very good in the lead role.Could have been far better though. Much of the intensity and intrigue is dissipated through corny one-liners, cheesy sub-plots and silly plot developments. The set up is also pretty slow, dull and painful: from the synopsis you know where the movie is going, so why drag it out? Samuel L Jackson as Mitch Henessey is mostly responsible for one-liners and his character wears quite thin very quickly.A tighter plot, less cringy dialogue and darker, more intense tone and this would have been brilliant.
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