'The Long Kiss Goodnight' (R)

Critics' Corner

Rita Kempley - Style section, "Simply the same old action-packed guff."

Desson Howe - Weekend section, "There’s an excessive amount of excess -- a mind-numbing plurality of firearm battles, vehicular explosions and brutally frank sexual talk."

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'The Long Kiss Goodnight'

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When we meet Geena Davis, she’s a seemingly sweet schoolteacher suffering amnesia. But after a car crash, she gets a major mental jog, and the past comes back, little by little. Turns out she’s a brutal, cranky killing machine. When these enemies find out that her memory’s coming back, they take action to eliminate her. Davis, a master gunshooter and martial-arts scrapper, is up to their attacks, but she’s saddled with a little daughter (from her recent, schoolteacher life), who becomes a hostage. Davis hooks up with Mitch Henessey (Samuel L. Jackson), a likable, seedy detective, who becomes her strongest and only ally. -- Desson Howe

Director:

Renny Harlin

Cast:

Geena Davis; Samuel L. Jackson; Patrick Malahide; Craig Bierko; Brian Cox; David Morse; Yvonne Zima

Running Time:

2 hours, 10 minutes

Filmographies:

Geena Davis; Samuel L. Jackson;
David Morse