I wouldn't say I'm an avid fan of director Renny Harlin, but I'm probably one of five or so (maybe less) people outside of Finland that would actually defend his work. Having seen 'The Long Kiss Goodnight', and keeping 'Die Hard 2' and 'Cliffhanger' in mind, I must say that I'm convinced he is not deserving of his bad reputation.
He did, however, direct one of the 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' sequels. Maybe that reputation is justified. Anyway, 'The Long Kiss Goodnight' is cool.
Geena Davis stars as Samantha Caine, a suburban teacher with no memory of her life prior to marriage and having her daughter Caitlin (Yvonne Zima). After a little bump to the head, she begins to have flashbacks to her life as Charlie Baltimore. Oh, and now her former employers are out to kill her.
Geena Davis pulls off the dual personality thing surprisingly well. Her Samantha Caine character is almost exactly like her Eleanor Little character in the later 'Stuart Little' film, which is why I doubted her ability to pull off an arse-kicking assassin chick character. Woah, Charlie would kick my arse (and most likely yours too) any day. Geena supplies the cool heroine, Renny Harlin has a lot of crap blown up, and the audience is given a cool action movie. Awesome.
'The Long Kiss Goodnight' is an enjoyable action flick. In terms of Renny Harlin movies: it is better than 'Die Hard 2', but not as good as 'Cliffhanger', make of that what you will - 7/10
He did, however, direct one of the 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' sequels. Maybe that reputation is justified. Anyway, 'The Long Kiss Goodnight' is cool.
Geena Davis stars as Samantha Caine, a suburban teacher with no memory of her life prior to marriage and having her daughter Caitlin (Yvonne Zima). After a little bump to the head, she begins to have flashbacks to her life as Charlie Baltimore. Oh, and now her former employers are out to kill her.
Geena Davis pulls off the dual personality thing surprisingly well. Her Samantha Caine character is almost exactly like her Eleanor Little character in the later 'Stuart Little' film, which is why I doubted her ability to pull off an arse-kicking assassin chick character. Woah, Charlie would kick my arse (and most likely yours too) any day. Geena supplies the cool heroine, Renny Harlin has a lot of crap blown up, and the audience is given a cool action movie. Awesome.
'The Long Kiss Goodnight' is an enjoyable action flick. In terms of Renny Harlin movies: it is better than 'Die Hard 2', but not as good as 'Cliffhanger', make of that what you will - 7/10