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A woman with amnesia begins discovering her past as a deadly assassin in this high-octane action flick from director Renny Harlin. The Long Kiss Goodnight is good hokey fun at a frantic pace. Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson are both good in an action movie, even if their chemistry leaves something to be desired. Screenwriter Shane Black’s dialogue is hit and miss, sometimes witty, sometimes a little forced (at the time the movie was released, the script was the most expensive ever purchased). The action is almost wall-to-wall, and often tests your suspension of disbelief. At one point, Geena Davis is actually skating across a pond firing automatic weapons. That’s just the kind of movie it is, take it or leave it. But if you’re in the mood to see Samuel L. Jackson, lots of gunspray, and a slew of enormous explosions (and aren’t we all in this mood at some point or another?), then indulge yourself in The Long Kiss Goodnight. With Brian Cox.