Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

adonis98-743-186503 A woman suffering from amnesia begins to recover her memories after trouble from her past finds her again. The Long Kiss Goodnight is the perfect example of how critics are wrong on reviewing action movies since this is one of the most underrated ones for sure. First of all the action is terrific, Geena Davis gives a hell of a perfomance as Samantha and Samuel L. Jackson is great as always and even tho it might have a close resemblance to Die Hard or Lethal Weapon it deserves to be on that damn list next to those movies and as for Harlin himself? He has made some terrible films i'll agree on that but films like Die Hard 2: Die Harder, Cliffhanger and The Long Kiss Goodnight deserve another fair watch especially for action movie fans around the globe. (A+)

capone666 The Long Kiss GoodnightThe best gift you can give an assassin at Christmas is a contract on a cheating spouse.Regrettably, the killer in this action movie has forgotten who she is.When a holiday head injury jogs memories of her being a CIA assassin, mild-mannered schoolteacher Samantha (Geena Davis) hires a private detective (Samuel L. Jackson) to help her uncover this mysterious past she has forgotten.It's not long until the agent who tried to kill her the first time comes to finish the job that Sam recalls her final mission to frame Islamic terrorists for a CIA bombing of Niagara Falls.With its breakneck action sequences, slick dialogue and hilarious performance from Sam Jackson, this highly underrated buddy picture from 1996 is also a neglected Christmas movie that deserves a seat at the yuletide action movie table. Besides, with all of the seasonal suicides Christmas is a slow time for hit-men.Green Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

Leofwine_draca A largely disappointing and, frankly, stupid blockbuster action tale from the usually-dependable Renny Harlin, whose DIE HARD 2 and DEEP BLUE SEA movies I thoroughly enjoyed. While watching THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT, you are required to suspend your disbelief not just for a moment, but for the entire movie as implausible event after implausible event occurs. Which is a shame, as I'd been wanting to see this movie for a long time and I had a lot riding on it.Even the acting talents of an above-average cast are wasted in this lamentable movie. Geena Davis is attractive, yes, but her amnesic victim here is just irritating and the transformation into a blonde assassin is painful to watch - talk about miscasting. During the film's running time, Davis also has a number of ludicrous nightmares which look like they belong in a bad horror movie, complete with swirling backgrounds and dripping blood. Samuel L Jackson, who is usually dependable in whichever movie he stars, is similarly disappointing and his performance just seems to be a re-tread of his sidekick turn in DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE.The confusing plot involves Davis and Jackson running away from various bad guys who want them dead for some reason or other. There are lots of double-crosses and a high amount of gratuitous swearing which makes the film seem even more stupid. That the movie is rubbish is a shame, as some of the action scenes - a car chase and a fight in a kitchen - are stylish and exciting. But the ending, which involves a truck crash and yet another bomb countdown, ties everything up too neatly and has the chief villain coming back from death time after time in a tired, predictable way. A confusing, boring mess is the best description I can muster for this unenjoyable tale.

skamment How in the world this over-the-top stinker received any award nominations, let alone measurable votes here, is beyond me. It irks me that Uverse gives this three of four stars, as many as it once gave the film "Gandhi" (I'm not sure, but their ratings might be based on IMDb scoring). It's sort of trying to be what "Bourne Identity" became so much more successfully, and it failed. Davis and Jackson are wonderfully skilled actors, and it is only their performances that make this worth watching, but this vehicle is ultimately a waste of their talent. The first hour is engaging, watching Davis and Jackson develop their relationship. But once the heavy violence and action start, it goes downhill fast. The lines delivered by the little girl (Zima) came out flat and unconvincing. Worse, they were said with an adorable lisp. Bierko is equally unconvincing (and miscast) as a smirking, sarcastic, wise-cracking bad guy. The dialog is so bad, it seems like a parody of itself. In bad films like this, just before the evil genius (who has captured and is holding the hero) orders the hero to be killed, he performs a monologue revealing to the hero his reason for doing evil and his secret plan to do more evil, in order to let the audience in on the ensuing danger. You may know that scene in "Austin Powers International Man of Mystery" (a much better film than this one), when Dr. Evil says, "I'm going to place him in an easily escapable situation involving an overly elaborate and exotic death." That applies to a scene in this movie too. Most of this movie is terribly contrived, predictable, a cliché or just ridiculous. Davis is gratuitously stripped down to her underclothes in a few scenes (to nothing in one) to show off her toned body. You may not see that as a negative, as I did. I had to wonder how the bad guys didn't smell the gasoline Davis hides in the girl's doll just before the two are captured. Or why the girl waited until Davis expended all of her energy -- in a stupid and futile attempt to create a spark to ignite said gasoline by pounding on concrete with a crowbar -- and broke down in tears in frustration before she revealed to Davis that, by the way, she happened to have matches on her. How ironic and so convenient that the girl chose to hide in the very truck with the dangerous bomb that becomes involved in a high-speed chase. The scenes at the end meant to be touching are just corny. Oh, and the bloody makeup on Davis's face during the climax of the film makes her look like a crazy clown.