THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (1996) Revisited: Action Movie Review

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When you're doing a video series like Reel Action, you can never go too long without mentioning Shane Black. And when it comes to Christmas action movies, Shane Black is the guy to turn to. The holiday spirit brought us our video on The Last Boy Scout last year, and this time the yuletide tidings bring us another Shane Black classic, The Long Kiss Goodnight!
The Long Kiss Goodnight wasn't just another action movie. With Geena Davis as the star, playing a role traditionally designed for a man, the film was a rarity and a ballsy gamble. Davis also would've seemed like an unlikely pick for this type of assassin flick, but then she was married at the time to director Renny Harlin, the guy behind Die Hard 2, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, and Cliffhanger.
Um, he was also the director of Cutthroat Island, an infamous big-budget pirate movie known for being an epic box office flop that destroyed careers. Davis starred in that, too, and its impact on The Long Kiss Goodnight would be felt and not in a good way.
But The Long Kiss Goodnight is insanely good, with Harlin doing some of his career's best work, using the icy setting to let Davis pull off some really crazy stuff on ice skates. Tonya Harding ain’t got nothin’ on her!
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@grapeshot 2 года назад

A very underrated movie. Love the vegetable chopping scene. Whatever that dog is licking it is either here to stay or it's long gone.

@violetedge83 2 года назад

I get so hype when she said "Chefs do that" 😍😍

@mjc8248 2 года назад

No joke this is one of my favorites. I saw it in the theater when it came out and I've introduced a lot of people to it over the years.

@ianashby6294 2 года назад

One of my favorite films

@jbishop2454 2 года назад

Omg that one of the greatest scenes ever lol. I laughed so fucking hard…

@joemckim1183 2 года назад

I used to think that it was an underraeted movie but after a recent rewatch, its a very dated movie.

@INFAMOUSLSG 2 года назад

One of my favorite exchanges from the movie. Charlie" "Relax, sport. I got myself out of beirut once. I think i can get myself out of new jersey" Mitch: "Yeah, well don't be so sure. Others have tried and failed. The whole population, in fact" One of my favorites to watch around the christmas holidays.

@thedragonlee76 2 года назад

I lived in New Jersey for a time and yes...ALOT of people have failed escaping New Jersey!

@sl3966 2 года назад

"Chefs do that" one of the best lines in film imo.

@Manicmanuel 2 года назад

Fun fact: In Germany this Movie is titled „Tödliche Weihnachten“ (deadly christmas). So I never considered it being anything else but a christmas movie.

@steelpatriot3683 2 года назад

Absolute classic 90's actioner..... This is peak Harlin, peak SLJ, peak Genna Davis. Holds up rock solid to this day

@djhinton79 2 года назад

"You can't kill me Mother Fukaaasss!!!!!" - Hennessy. Out of all the great one liners in this movie, that is by far my favorite.

@PhatGirlLuvr68Comix 2 года назад

Still the best line in an action flick ever!: "So kill 'em for me, bitch. What are you good for?"

@Kthomasritchie 2 года назад

Mitch Henessey: I'm always frank and earnest with women. Uh, in New York I'm Frank, and Chicago I'm Ernest.

@carlosrivas1629 2 года назад

Nick fury is all i see and Gina davis is Captain Marvel.

@BuckarooBanzai84 2 года назад

@@carlosrivas1629 I wish she had been. =)

@polarnaut9645 2 года назад

My absolute favorite Samuel L Jackson line: "When you make an assumption, you make an ass out of you and umption."

@johncloutier298 2 года назад

I've been using that one ever since the move came out!

@razieltalos 2 года назад

I love this movie, Geena Davis is just awesome in everything I've seen of hers and she nailed this role

@MikeMJPMUNCH 2 года назад

I feel Craig Bierko has one of the best most underrated moments in the film when Charlie tells him the little girl is his daughter and he looks into to her eyes his reaction is brilliant.

@ftuT 2 года назад

An underrated actor in general. IMO, he solely carried the otherwise boring Cinderella Man.

@silverblue73 2 года назад

Of course I had a crush on Geena in this, she was a badass female James Bond analogue. As kids my brother and I watched this movie over and over, but only as an adult did I truly appreciate, “life IS pain, get used to it!”

@YolandaAnneBrown95726 2 года назад

Every Christmas season, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Die Hard 1 & 2, and Lethal Weapon is on my movie list. Glad to see LKG is getting some much overdue love. 💞

@DavidDavid-gc9rm 2 года назад

I must have watched this movie 20 times since it got out. Definitely a Christmas movie. 👌

@vernonhampton5863 2 года назад

It's more of a Christmas movie than Die Hard. Actually, Gremlins is more of a Christmas film and it had arguably a higher body count and more christmas themes.

@Commentator541 2 года назад

Me too! It was replayed a lot on TV and I enjoyed every moment of it! Amazing!

@jactramar 2 года назад

A bona fide classic and one of my all time favorite movies. It has so much to offer and was way ahead of its time.

@mastermindmartialarts 2 года назад

I absolutely hated this movie when I saw it in theaters. Thought it was just a bad movie, thought the action was ridiculous and overly violent. But on subsequent viewings on cable in the years following it's release, I gained a much, much higher level of respect for it. The action set pieces are excellent and the comedy is hysterical at every turn, it actually upstages the action in this film. The humor has not diminished at all after 25 years. It's Still hysterically funny. And, the film has a real heart and characters that are fleshed out and developed. It has held up remarkably well over these years and is a true bonified classic in my eyes. Highly recommended.

@tjroelsma 2 года назад

I like the movie, I don't like the casting. Geena Davis feels terribly miscast, as to me she's not believable as an action hero. It all feels forced, unnatural and despite her giving it a lot of effort to look menacing as Charlie, to me she just looks like someone acting tough, not actually being tough. Samuel Jackson plays Samuel Jackson: a fast talking, much swearing and "rough around the edges" character he's been playing for decades now. It's a shame, because with different actors this movie could have been so much better.

@kendallrivers1119 Год назад

@@tjroelsma If it had been differently cast it wouldn't be the classic it has become.

@tjroelsma Год назад

@@kendallrivers1119 Maybe, maybe not, we'll never know.

@jackakhan 2 года назад

God I love this movie. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" "I hope not! Cause I'm thinkin about how much my balls hurt!" Pure gold🤣

@robertturner7147 2 года назад

I love that line in this movie, and myself and a coworker was just talking about it at work.😄😃😂

@111Phoenix777 2 года назад

There were a few other female protagonist action movies before "The Long Kiss Goodnight", but not many. There was "La Femme Nikita" (1991) and the American version "Point of No Return" (1993). There was "V.I. Warshawski" (1991). "Aliens" (1986).

@izzy2802 2 года назад

This was the first of a kind I saw and loved it. I never thought about Ms Davis as a action character but after this movie I was sold.

@nocturnal101ravenous6 2 года назад

Loved this movie, Davis and Jackson did such an amazing job in this movie so underrated.

@monteestowes1245 2 года назад

I love this damn movie. Guess I'm watching this before I head to the theater for the Matrix Resurrections. The chemistry Sam and Geena have is pretty incredible. Edit: Just realized Brian Cox is in this, playing nearly exactly the same character he plays in Bourne several years later. Kinda cool. Shane Black's dialogue is fantastic. While Predator was atrocious, I think his dialogue is up there with Tarantino's.

@DandA604 2 года назад

One of my favorite Laser Discs I owned. Back in the day. Ah, that surround sound. 👍🏼👍🏼

@angelaholmes8888 2 года назад

I absolutely enjoyed this movie it's definitely an underrated film but I'm glad many people are talking about it now the film was way ahead of it's time

@violetedge83 2 года назад

this is my favorite movie. I love everything about this movie. 🖤🖤🖤

@grayeighty8974 2 года назад

Cult classic now. Great chemistry between davis and jackson. One of biggies favorite movies...named a song and made his protege (mistress) change her name to "charlie baltimore" because of this book/movie

@billkazen4683 2 года назад

I saw it five nights in a row at the theater when it was released. I've watched it 25 times since. NEVER gets old...great casting...great everything. I would love a sequel...I wonder if Geena could get ripped enough, however...

@shoesncheese 2 года назад

Can't believe Shane Black wanted to cast a dude. Geena Davis went above and beyond in this movie. She was fantastic. My mom still imitates the "singing and narrating your actions" thing that Mitch does.

@kevincooper1982 2 года назад

The sad thing is though, due to the film bombing badly, the decision to have cast a man probably would've payed off

@jeremysiron9622 2 года назад

I loved this movie, come back 90’s

@iddles2o 2 года назад

I love, love this film! Davis is great in this and proof that man or women in the lead you just need a great concept, story, script and actors. Oh and decent marketing for it to be a success!

@orosee 2 года назад

Usually today, when there's another discussion about "strong women" in movies, people mention Ellen Ripley or Sarah Connor first, but for me this is always my #1 choice. And it was done without any agenda behind it. What a shame Geena Davis never got another chance to kick ass in a similar movie! She and Samuel L. Jackson are just as good as any famous mismatched couple in an action flick!

@shadowwarrior7218 2 года назад

One of my fav movies as a Kid. This was the movie that had me fall in love with Geena Davis.

@Hughes81 2 года назад

One of my all time favorite movies and always a staple of my Christmas movie marathon.

@Hughes81 2 года назад

The stunt of her being pulled by the lights and grabbing the dead goons gun is SOO cool.

@Pupeyes 2 года назад

I remember going to theaters for this cause I was so intrigued at seeing a woman kick ass and I was so glad I did.

@necrosunderground 5 месяцев назад

"I would have been here sooner, but I was thinkin' up that 'ham on rye' line." Gawd, the dialogue in this flick is top shelf, SLJ and Geena Davis had some fantastic chemistry in this one

@111Phoenix777 2 года назад

People underestimate Geena Davis because she's so beautiful. She won an Oscar for "The Accidental Tourist" and I think she got a nomination for "Thelma & Louise".

@robvegas9354 2 года назад

Great movie!! it was a big hit here in Australia. Lots of great movies that year like the rock, independence day, Ransom, executive decision, etc.... 96 was a good one

@bigneon_glitter 2 года назад

Davis' Charly Baltimore is one of cinema's greatest (albeit, little known) Action heroes. Unfortunately, _Cutthroat Island_ bombed so hard in '95, Harlin & Davis were box office kryptonite a year later. Villain Craig Bierko later hosted a single episode talk show "Bathing With Bierko", where he interviews John Malkovich while bathing with him.

@SirSmoldham 2 года назад

I LOVE THIS F*CKING MOVIE. Shane Black rocks from "Night of the Creeps" to "The Good Guys." And, as a Geena Davis fan, I have sympathies for "Cutthroat Island."

@CombatGod 2 года назад

This and The Replacement Killers are mine and my brother's favorite movies... So ahead of it's time. We had some amazingly badass leading ladies back then...

@-NateTheGreat 2 года назад

"The last time I got blown candy bars costs a nickel."

@CountOrlok22 2 года назад

I always wish that had gotten at least a sequel. In terms of action/espionage thrillers, this one always stood out to me, which puts it in sharp contrast to today's films in the same genre ("Salt", "Atomic Blonde", "Red Sparrow", "Anna", "Black Widow") and how they all feel the same.

@asifkhan4822 2 года назад

Shit "I be driving Mrs Daisy." Samuel L Jackson will always be the stand out supporting star for me. While Davis is the undeniable star of this movie, Jackson has some great one liners as the comic relief.

@itsmeGeorgina 2 года назад

Yes, and he has referred to this movie several times

@justinekeesee1807 2 года назад

just finished rewatching this. soooo underrated.

@jasonritner9662 2 года назад

One of my favorite action movies and an underrated Christmas classic.

@Destiny93134 2 года назад

Its a Christmas tradition in my house that this action classic gets watched every year.such a fantastic film.

@jordel2010 2 года назад

A criminally underrated movie and a (quite sadly) criminally sidelined actress.

@7ktTube 2 года назад

One of my most treasured movies from my childhood!

@neiltaylor6645 2 года назад

I really like this film shame it was not a bigger success Craig Bierko is great in this film you see him on this and he went on to be in scary movie 4

@JenVitro 2 года назад

This movie deserved more than 13min! It is a shame how underrated this movie is!

@DavidWraith 2 года назад

Between Long Kiss Goodnight, the X-Men films, and the Jason Bourne films, Brian Cox has been typecast as a shady government agent in charge of amnesiac assassins.

@rjones-23 5 месяцев назад

Love your take. Entertaining, informative and gave me hope for a sequel.

@jeffthompson9622 2 года назад

Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson were a great duo in this.

@Rayyman 2 года назад

One of my favorite scenes is when you don't see her killing anyone. You hear it when she goes to save Hennessy at the farm

@111Phoenix777 2 года назад

I finally saw "Cutthroat Island" a few years ago, and thought it was pretty good. I don't understand why people didn't like it. It was a pirate movie. What were people expecting?

@jeffreyrigged 2 года назад

production companies really shit sold female leads back then and few decent flicks bombed because of it. now they push em down your throat ie ghostbusters 2016. if they would just sell them right and promote good female leads rather than make every single flick a female lead.

@111Phoenix777 2 года назад

I had no idea the script for this movie sold for $4 million. It was very well written. I'll say that. I think it was definitely worth it. It was a very tight script.

@venom74799 2 года назад

One of my favorite underrated movies.

@honeybaby51 2 года назад

You just inspired me. I know what I'm watching today. Love this movie😍

@surfarandrewboy 2 года назад

I loved the explosion part :), Would like to see how they did it, kind of behind the scenes :D

@bobmcdade5217 2 года назад

Whilst I would have welcomed a follow-up, I'm glad it never got one. Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Rambo, Beverley Hills Cop - the original films were perfect but their reputation is diminished by having so many inferior sequels. TLKG remains an untarnished gem.

@TCFan25 2 года назад

I don't necessarily agree - With Rambo being the exception, I found the sequels to be just as entertaining and much more interesting than just the original films.

@kendallrivers1119 Год назад

Other than Rambo you couldn't be more wrong about those sequels. In fact Lethal Weapon 2 and Die Hard With a Vengeance are considered even better than the first movies.

@bobmcdade5217 Год назад

@@kendallrivers1119 both Lethal Weapon 2 and Die Hard 3 are good films but, unfortunately there is also a 3, 4 and 5 Lethal Weapons and three too many Die Hards. The originals are perfect, everything that followed was a facsimilie.

@abbynormal7525 2 года назад

This is one of my favorite movies ever.Love it.

@dtsdolby6594 2 года назад

Damn, love this movie actually. Good blu ray too, with a good sound

@mdturnerinoz 2 года назад

We loved this movie enough we own a copy! Oh, and we love and have a copy of Cutthroat Island as well! Love 'em both! LKG sequel? HELL YES!

@georgescharles3417 2 месяца назад

Truly one of the best movies I ever saw. Truly underrated. Maybe we get a part 2

@pab1381 2 года назад

I love this film. Renny Harlin used to be decent. This film was more brutal than I thought it was gonna be. The scene where he sits up all bloody and the song plays right before he flies out of the truck to get Charlie Baltimore and her kid before the bridge explodes is my favorite. Train station scene is pretty good too though.

@Curtisstollery 2 года назад

Fun Fact, In the film The Final Destination 4, where there at the mall watching the film. Love lays dying, you can see that used the image/still of The tanker explosion from the last kiss good night.

@bigdad1211 2 года назад

I love this movie! Classic and underrated.

@MickeyKnox 2 года назад

very good film - I don't care if a female leads an action film. Important is, that the story makes sense and that the action is awesome :-)

@nintendive 2 года назад

An absolute gem of a movie.

@rvsblackfeather 2 года назад

Davis' Charlie Baltimore is the reason we have "Atomic Blonde". "The Long Kiss Goodnight" is one of my top three Christmas movies. I love watching it every year.

@gosgood1973 2 года назад

I fucking love this movie. I don't care what haters say.

@WaterborneCamper 2 года назад

Man, I loved this flick in high school!

@UltraMagnis 2 года назад

One of my fav of Shane black. Before this I thought Gina Davis was the typical female lead until I saw this as a kid. The fact he turned a housewife into a bad ass and was over the top .....was awesome I loved it and still love it

@Cyril29a 2 года назад

I would say 2/3 movies you review get an immediate rewatch from me. I wonder how your videos impact the speed of torrents as others rush to rewatch classics you review.

@doctorvanya 2 года назад

This film was strangely prophetic. It's about an amnesiac woman who teams up with Samuel L. Jackson to discover her mysterious past, which was basically the plot of Captain Marvel. Then there's the similarities with the Bourne Identity (as mentioned in the video) which also starred Brian Cox.

@thedragonlee76 2 года назад

This film was ahead of its time.The reason why it flopped, was at the time, female action heros were a completely new concept.The audience,specifically male,didn't go see the film.But,times have completely changed now!

@83ayodele 2 года назад

I’ve always said Captain Marvel is a remake of this film. This film is so GOOD.

@gingerkid1048 2 года назад

This movie is great and almost totally worth the heritage hotel in Muskoka that they destroyed when gear left on caught fire.

@rohanchalke3378 5 месяцев назад

I was 11 when these movie come out and somehow my cable guy was able to play it every night in my country. I didn't understand a thing in the movie still kept on watching it and remember the actress named.

@MikeScott55 11 месяцев назад

Still one of my favorite action flicks of all time with one of the literally scariest premises of any film (the “fundraiser”).

@111Phoenix777 2 года назад

I always felt like this movie was underrated. It was very well done. I liked it a lot. Still do.

@endtimestcg5146 2 года назад

Thank you so much for this! Gonna watch it tonight! Shane Black baby!

@henrya3530 2 года назад

This is one of my all-time favourite movies. The scene where Charlie kicks Mitch out of the car is possibly Samuel L Jackson's most cool-as-f*ck moment ever!

@kingrama2727 2 года назад

I remember seeing this movie in the theater and thought it was pretty good, there was supposedly going to be a sequel but since the first one didn’t do good they shelved it… this could be a good remake

@kevincooper1982 2 года назад

Shame Shane Black never wrote a follow up to this and instead we got a crappy Predator film from him 🙄🤷‍♂️

@terrymd3293 Год назад

It AMAZES me that no one ever mentions when Mitch Hennessy sings the blues.

@vields2352 2 года назад

Unpopular opinion, I think Cutthroat Island was pretty enjoyable. It’s no Pirates of the Caribbean but it’s watchable.

@mckill85 2 года назад

So underrated. Still one of my fave action flicks. Geena Davies is a badass without being a Mary Sue, Sam Jackson is amazing and has some hilarious dialogue. Deserves way more credit.

@Generalbas1972 8 месяцев назад

See i start to worry when i see *WOMEN* making stupid male chauvatist comments. Then we really know the internet i fucked up.

@amadexmilby7309 2 года назад

Man I have seen this movie in a longass time but, this might good time to go revisit it. It might a new post holidays going into new years tradition. Great vid also.

@rodgerlang884 2 года назад

My wife and I saw this movie on our first date

@111Phoenix777 2 года назад

I like Samuel Jackson a lot, but Geena Davis was the center of that movie. Can't imagine doing a sequel without her. It would be great if they could get both of them for a sequel, and as much of the rest of the cast as possible.

@atheistpower5659 2 года назад

I remember them filming the movie in my city Hamilton Ontario they blowup our old train station and did it again for X-Men COOL !

@kevincooper1982 2 года назад

Brian Cox has the best scene in the whole film for me. If you, you know 😆

@gingerkid1048 2 года назад

They never pat down the groin.

@SpecialProjectY 2 года назад

"Cutthroat Island" was more pirate than "PiRaTeS of the Caribbean", both roles of Geena Davis were absolutely badass.

@jamestnov41945 2 года назад

Loved this movie and Geena Davis.

@scottsouth68 2 года назад

Such an awesome movie! AND, Kiss Kiss Bang Band! Shane Black is SO talented!

@Kerwin-Kendell 2 года назад

Cutthroat Island was gold damn it! The Long Kiss Goodnight was badass 🍸

@kendrickstarr 2 года назад

i was working at a movie theater when this movie came out. love this movie.

@jeffthompson9622 2 года назад

Craig Bierco was the protagonist in the Thirteenth Floor, which deserves more attention than it receives.

@kristiangustafson4130 Год назад

Totally awesome and criminally under-rated film

@TheNameisPlissken1981 2 года назад

I am a huge fan of Shane Black's first draft of A Long Kiss Goodnight. Having read screenplays for 30 years, it is among the best I ever read. It is a terrible shame that they did not film that draft. Just like it's a shame they didn't film the wonderful first draft of The Nice Guys! Fans of these films should seek out these screenplays and devour them. They are so much better than the films that were made!! PS The first draft ends with the exciting words... "Charlie Baltimore will return in Lightning Over Baltimore"