Overview: From screenwriter Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Nice Guys) and director Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger) comes ass-kicking action thriller The Long Kiss Goodnight.

Eight years ago, Samantha Caine (Geena Davis) washed up on a beach, pregnant, with no memory. Now she’s a school teacher living an idyllic small town life with a daughter and boyfriend who love her. She’s almost given up on ever finding out about the life she used to lead, until an accident awakens hidden memories and her past comes back with all guns blazing!

With the help of low rent private eye Mitch Henessey (Samuel L. Jackson) Samantha must uncover who she was and why so many people want her dead before it kills them both.

With unforgettable action sequences and dialogue to die for, The Long Kiss Goodnight ranks among the very best of 90’s action thrillers. Geena Davis is a revelation as the wholesome school teacher struggling to reconcile with her deadly alter ego Charly, while Samuel L. Jackson brings his quintessential charm to a role that so enamored test audiences they refused to let him die. Strap yourselves in and hold on tight!

4K Blu-ray Verdict: I feel extremely grateful to have been sent this screener for review (thank you, Arrow) as it has always been one of my Top 5 films of the genre since day one.

The Long Kiss Goodnight is an action film, in every sense of the word. Sure, there are holes in the plot big enough to drive a semi through, but none of them are enough to stop the flow of the film itself. I have never been a big Geena Davis fan, but I was so impressed with how she was able to create two very different characters, Samantha Cain and Charlie Baltimore.

In my opinion, it wasn’t even necessary to have changed her physical appearance to differentiate between the two. Her acting was more than enough to do the trick and was a thrill a minute to watch back then and even more so (possible, by a hair) today!

More than anything else though, this film was Craig Bierko’s. In another’s hands, the character of Timothy could’ve been just another interchangeable villain. His decision to play him with a more casual approach was just the right counterpoint to all of the action scenes.

It isn’t often that you find an actor who can express himself so well with just his facial expressions. Point in case: the scene in the freezer with Charlie and her daughter. Where most films would’ve cluttered the moment of revelation with unnecessary dialogue, Bierko’s eyes told the whole story.

The basic plot? Thin, to be truthful. A seemingly average housewife who suffers from amnesia slowly discovers that she had been an assassin. As her memory returns, so do the people who want the assassin dead. Is she really Samantha, the cookie baking housewife, or Charlie, the cold-blooded assassin? Or maybe a little bit of both? For me, The Long Kiss Goodnight was an enjoyable journey to find out and if you have never seen it I hope you enjoy it as much as I always have.

Bonus Materials:
Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Clem Bastow, Richard Kadrey, Maura McHugh, and Priscilla Page
Seasonal postcard
Thin Ice sticker

DISC 1 (4K ULTRA HD) - FEATURE & EXTRAS:
Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original 35mm negative approved by director Renny Harlin
4K Ultra HD (2160p) presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original DTS-HD MA 5.1, stereo 2.0. and new Dolby Atmos audio options
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary by film critic Walter Chaw
Brand new audio commentary by film critics Drusilla Adeline and Joshua Conkel, co-hosts of the Bloodhaus podcast
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY) - BONUS FEATURES:
Symphony of Destruction, a new interview with stunt co-ordinator Steve Davidson
Long Live the New Flesh, a new interview with make-up artist Gordon J. Smith
Girl Interrupted, a new interview with actress Yvonne Zima
Amnesia Chick, a new visual essay by film scholar Josh Nelson
The Mirror Crack’d, a new visual essay by critic and filmmaker Howard S. Berger
A Woman’s World, a new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Deleted scenes
Archive promotional interviews with director Renny Harlin and stars Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson and Craig Bierko
Making Of, an archive promotional featurette
Behind the Scenes, archive EPK footage from the filming of The Long Kiss Goodnight

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