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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Directed by Renny Harlin
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Overview
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, Mitch, she uncovers a secret government plot to stage a terrorist attack in Niagara Falls. When her daughter is kidnapped, Samantha must return to her old ways to stop the attack, rescue her child, and take down the people who tried to erase her.
Rated R | Length 121 minutes
Actors
Geena Davis | Samuel L. Jackson | Yvonne Zima | Craig Bierko | Tom Amandes | Brian Cox | Patrick Malahide | David Morse | Joseph McKenna | Melina Kanakaredes | Dan Warry-Smith | Kristen Bone | Jennifer Pisana | Rex Linn | Alan North | Edwin Hodge | Bill MacDonald | Gladys O'Connor | Frank Moore | G. D. Spradlin | Graham McPherson | Sharon Washington | Judah Katz | Robert Thomas | John Stead | Marc Cohen | Chad Donella | Deborah Kirshenbaum | Shawn Doyle | Ken Ryan | Susan Henley | Craig Eldridge | Charles A. Tamburro | Larry King | Gerry Bamman | Ivar Brogger | Michael G. Brown | Reginald Doresa | Paul Essiembre | Erin Gooderham | Michael K. Jones | Carrie Loring | Lisa Anita Wegner | Brad Wozny | Sean Young
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/22/2019 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
This movie is a blast. I recall seeing this in theater when it was released but haven’t seen it since so I only recalled a few moments but had forgotten so much. Geena Davis was 39 years old when she made this and she just gets it. Samuel Jackson is really, really good, too. The pacing is great given the 2hr runtime. It barely lets off the gas but just enough to setup the next big setpiece. The central plot w/the truck bomb is really wild to see pre-9/11.
Another one of those films clearly set at Christmas but not about Christmas that I appreciate. Plus so much on-location shooting (in Canada standing in for PA) that makes this a really fun movie. Very happy I decided to watch this, which counts towards both my 12 Days of Christmas and 90s Rewatch Project.
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