The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
****
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Graig Bierko, Yvonne Zima, Brian Cox, David Morse, G. D. Spradlin, Tom Amandes
A mild-mannered mother and schoolteacher, who suffered amnesia, discovers that she was a highly skilled government assassin, and the men who tried to kill her eight years ago want to rectify their mistake. Shane Black's $4M screenplay tells a very funny female version of The Bourne Identity and Renny Harlin fills the lulls with some exciting action. The resulting film is arguably Harlin's best. Geena Davis gives a terrific lead performance and Samuel L. Jackson is reliably amusing as a hustling private detective.
