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Kiss of Death

1995

Barbet Schroeder

Nicolas Cage, David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport ...

5.6

2,624

Mystery Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so called friend's life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasn't enough, the cops won't leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want 'Little Junior'.

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"A crackling thriller that feels unusually attuned to its lowlife characters."	POS
United Kingdom	Bob McCabe Empire	"Well made, but not entirely successful ensemble thriller"	NEU
United States	Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle	"Schroeder's film is fun to watch, even when it's being predictable or brutal, but its memory is nearly gone the next day."	POS
United States	Jay Carr Boston Globe	"With keen-edged direction by Barbet Schroeder and a Richard Price screenplay loaded with venomous savvy, Kiss of Death is the most high-powered and brutal New York gangster movie since 'GoodFellas.'"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"There is plot and more plot in 'Kiss of Death'. By the time it's over you may wish you had taken notes, to keep track of who is doing what, and with which, and to whom"	NEU
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"With a fine piece of work in his hands, Schroeder has brought all his skill to bear on 'Kiss of Death', and it has made all the difference."	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Schroeder's film delivers little more than a healthy dose of disappointment. The picture is watchable, but nothing about it will linger, except perhaps the feeling that, with a more polished script, it might have been significantly better"	NEU

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