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The Long Kiss Goodnight

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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:20

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Nice, quiet Samantha lives in a pleasant town, with her beautiful daughter... and amnesia. After she's brutally attacked, Sam makes a stab at remembering her mysterious past. Little by little, she... Nice, quiet Samantha lives in a pleasant town, with her beautiful daughter... and amnesia. After she's brutally attacked, Sam makes a stab at remembering her mysterious past. Little by little, she recalls that she was once Charly, a bad-to-the-bone, highly-trained government assassin, who knew too much about her employer's dirty dealings. Her former colleagues thought was dead -- until now. Soon, they're out to do everything they can to kill her. All the while, benign Samantha is slowing transforming into the ruthless Charly. And that's good, because she will need ALL of her killer instincts in order to survive... [More]

Starring: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Malahide, Craig Bierko

Starring: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Malahide, Craig Bierko, Brian Cox, David Morse

Director: Renny Harlin

Director: Renny Harlin
Screenwriter: Shane Black
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Producer: Stephanie Austin, Renny Harlin, Shane Black

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Variety
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Combustible Celluloid

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07/17/05
Emanuel Levy
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04/28/05
Andy Klein
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Los Angeles CityBeat
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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
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He's a hack, but I love Renny Harlin!

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11/02/04
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
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New York Times
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11/04/03
Leigh Johnson
Leigh Johnson
Hollywood.com

underrated action in drag

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10/08/03
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

Solid action movie. Davis kicks ass, Jackson is in his usual form. Could have used more family implications, but does okay.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

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05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly

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05/07/03
Dragan Antulov
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Matt Brunson
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03/16/03
Robert Roten
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01/27/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

The logic of the next scene is never as important to Harlin as the size of the next explosive charge.

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08/30/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
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06/18/02
Peter Stack
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