"I never did one thing right in my life, you know that? Not one. That takes skill."
The Long Kiss Goodnight is a substantially entertaining action romp in a similar vein to typical action vehicles such as Die Hard (director Harlin also helmed Die Hard 2), or films from the bona fide 80s action stars like Stallone and Arnie. The film is convincingly elevated above your typical action... read more
Even though I’m well aware of the fact that his movies are not really good, I always had a weak spot for Renny Harlin’s work, and his movies are among my guilty pleasures. However, I thought this time it could be a real gem though. Indeed, even though it was not really successful when it was released, it has since reached a cult status. Furthermore, the story was rather intriguing, some kind o... read more
Description:Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, has a job teaching school and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of her previous life as a lethal, top-secret agent. Her old chums inSamantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, has a job teaching school and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of her previous life as a lethal, top-secret agent. Her old chums in the Chapter are now out to kill her so she enlists the help of a cheap detective named Mitch. As Samantha remembers more and more of her previous life, she becomes deadlier and more resourceful. Both Mitch and Charly proceed to do the killing thing, the bleeding thing and the shooting thing... (more)(less)
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Roger Ebert: "You know, the odd thing is, I prefer 'Cutthroat Island'...which was a box office failure."
Gene Siskel: "Oh, Roger! That was awful!"
Roger Ebert: "That was not! It was the same movie, it was just a pirate picture, instead of set today."
Gene Siskel: "Oh, no no no no. Oh, no no..."
One of Roger Ebert's most popular and often quoted mantras is "It's not what a movie is about, it's HOW it is about it". I can use a similar line to explain why I love Gene Siskel's reaction here so "
“Even though I’m well aware of the fact that his movies are not really good, I always had a weak spot for Renny Harlin’s work, and his movies are among my guilty pleasures. However, I thought this time it could be a real gem though. Indeed, even though it was not really successful when it was released, it has since reached a cult status. Furthermore, the story was rather intriguing, some kind of female Jason Bourne, from a screenplay written by Shane Black (sold at 3 million dollars, it is the most expensive screenplay ever). Geena Davis looked pretty badass and with Samuel L. Jackson as sidekick, how could it go wrong? Unfortunately, even though all the ingredients were there to make a really awesome action flick (even the title was cool), the end result was still pretty underwhelmin” read more
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"Threat 1:
"You're gonna die screaming, and I'm gonna watch"
Threat 2:
"I will see to it that you spend the next ten years in prison getting ass fucked. And if the case gets thrown out because my arrest was too violent, then I will personally hire men to ass fuck you for the next ten years. So if you're an ass fucking fan, you go ahead and mouth off.""
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