The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
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Cast
as Samantha Caine/Charly Baltimore
as Mitch Hennessey
as Perkins
as Timothy
as Nathan
as Luke/Daedalus
as Caitlin
as Hal
as One-Eyed Jack
as Trin
as Raymond
as Girl No. 1
as One-Eyed Jack
as Girl No. 2
as Man on bed
as Earl
as Todd Henessey
as Hostage Agent
as Alice
as Surveillance Man
as President
as CIA Director
as Fran Henessey
as Harry, Perkins' Aide
as Alley Agent
as Deer Lick Sentry
as Teenage Burnout No. 1
as Teenage Burnout No. 2
as Operator
as Donlevy Bum Cop
as Bum Cop No. 2
as News Anchor
as Crime Scene Reporter
as Church Mother
as Bar Patron
as Helicopter Pilot
as Himself
Critic Reviews for The Long Kiss Goodnight
All Critics (53) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (36) | Rotten (17) | DVD (2)
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.
The Long Kiss Goodnight is the fall's best summer movie.
Like the heroine, the movie has two personalities that smartly coexist.
There's an excessive amount of excess -- a mind-numbing plurality of firearm battles, vehicular explosions and brutally frank sexual talk.
"The Long Kiss Goodnight" has a jokey good time with its outlandish pyrotechnics and offbeat character interplay.
The only saving graces are Davis's stripped-down, mean-as-a-wildcat portrayal of the Uzi-toting Charly, and Jackson's engagingly ineffectual turn.
Audience Reviews for The Long Kiss Goodnight
This is an excellent action movie, underrated in my opinion. Geena Davis shines in the dual roles of amnesia-victim schoolteacher and CIA assassin. It's unusual for an action film to have a female lead, not terribly successful prior to the Hunger Games films. Davis, though well-known for her Thelma and Louise and A League of their Own roles, is surprisingly adept at playing the dual roles. I thought her dialogue as "Charlie" overdid it though. Samuel L. Jackson is great as well, very reminiscent of his Die Hard 3 role. In fact, the whole movie reminds me a lot of Die Hard 3. Villain Craig Bierko is good too, in a wild-eyed amoral evil sort of way. The film's climax at Niagara Falls reminds me of several Hitchcock movies, so while it isn't too original-why not copy the best? All of this: amnesia, wise-cracking sidekick, diabolical villains, and government conspiracy have been done before, but that really doesn't matter. Like the Die Hard series or an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, it's a fun ride.
Super Reviewer
A VERY 90's action-thriller that manages to be enjoyable against all odds. The plot can be summed up as a more ridiculous version of "The Bourne Identity" and Geena Davis is rarely convincing as a tough-as-nails assassin (especially when she has to switch personalities), but her explosive chemistry with co-star Samuel L. Jackson (who has some hilariously quotable lines) keeps the enterprise afloat. Plus you have screenwriter Shane Black (Lethal Weapons, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man 3) writing a slew of great one-liners that truly elevates this action-clunker into delightful camp. Delivers enough cool action, grin-inducing one-liners, and good acting to not be too taxing on the brain cells.
Super Reviewer
A serviceable if forgettable pre-Bourne film concerning a former CIA agent (Geena Davis) who suffers from amnesia, and how her memory is jarred as to who she is after an attempt is made on her life. While having some horrendously awful dialogue that makes this film undeniable campy (whether this is purposeful or not is hard to determine), it remains a mostly fun ride for the most of it. It's impossible to really call it a good movie since it's really bad in some aspects but ultimately entertaining, which is its overall goal in the end. Davis is solid, as is Samuel L. Jackson as her wingman in trying to dispose of those after her.
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The Long Kiss Goodnight Quotes
| Samantha Caine/Charly Baltimore: | Are you always this stupid or did you take lessons? |
| Mitch Hennessey: | No!! I took lessons |
| Samantha Caine (Charly): | You're gonna die screaming. |
| Samantha Caine (Charly): | Hello, Raymond. Now what have we learned about the dangers of smoking? |
| Samantha Caine (Charly): | I'm saving myself until I get raped. |
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