Production Year: 1995 - Thriller - Director: Barbet Schroeder - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Helen Hunt, Stanley Tucci, Kathryn Erbe, Michael Rapaport, Ving Rhames more
KISS OF DEATH opens with ex-convict Jimmy Kilmartin (David Caruso) attempting to distance himself from his shady past. His cousin, Ronny (Michael Rapaport), shows up at his door... more
Kiss Of Death (1995) DVD
In this suspense-filled remake of Henry Hathaway''s 1947 noir thriller a parolee is lured ... more
into one last heist to help a friend. When things go awry a sadistic detective coerces him into reentering the underworld to get the goods on a psychotic mobste...
Kiss Of Death
In Barabet Schroeder's gritty thriller, Jimmy Kilmartin (DAVID CARUSO) is an ex-con who is ... more
attempting to set his life straight. However, fate intervenes when he is lured back into a life of crime for one last heist. When a detective (SAMUEL L. JACKSON) offers him his freedom in return for turning on a gangster (NICOLAS CAGE), he becomes a reluctant pawn caught between federal agents and the mob. HELEN HUNT, STANLEY TUCCI and MICHAEL RAPAPORT co-star in this stylish, street smart film noir.
Kiss Of Death
The giggling psycho killer, the old lady in the wheelchair pushed down the stairs- this is ... more
the film wherein Richard Wildmark became a star, Victor Mature became and actor, sadism came to the big screen and Hollywood neorealism got tangled in dreamscape of noir.Kiss of Death is a semi-autobiography thriller which began life not as pulp fiction but as a version of facts, derived from the case files of Eleazar Lipsky, an inspiring novelist and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney. Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer delivered the script.Richard Widmark, then a radio actor, made his film debut, stealing every frame as the terrifying, grinning snickering killer Tommy Udo. Udo, with his animal ferocity and vicious joie de vivre, is clearly a spiritual nephew of Scarface's Tiny Camonte, but Widmark himself should be credited with many of the inspired details of his performance.
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Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: K.C. Bascombe - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Jesse James, Rachel Skarsten, Charles Powell, Linda Purl, Kevin Zegars
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Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Matt Dillon - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matt Dillon, James Caan, Natascha McElhone, Gerard Depardieu, Sereyvuth Kem, Stellan Skarsgard
KISS OF DEATH opens with ex-convict Jimmy Kilmartin (David Caruso) attempting to distance himself from his shady past. His cousin, Ronny (Michael Rapaport), shows up at his door begging for help with one more heist, and Jimmy agrees to participate against his better judgment. Things go sour when a detective is shot, and Jimmy is left to take the fall. As Jimmy's hopes for a normal life with his wife (Helen Hunt) and daughter fade, he becomes a pawn of the police in their attempts to bring down a psychotic gangster named Little Junior (Nicolas Cage). Caruso and a pumped-up, supremely menacing Cage highlight a spectacular cast that also features Samuel L. Jackson as the cop who becomes Jimmy's solitary ally and Stanley Tucci as a Machiavellian district attorney. Novelist Richard Price supplies the screenplay, and director Barber Schroeder (SINGLE WHITE FEMALE) ensures that KISS OF DEATH, based loosely on the 1947 film of the same name, unfolds with the grooved precision of a well-made watch while bristling at every turn with the volatile life of a vividly imagined criminal underworld.
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Special Features: Featurette, 7 Video Clips, Trailer, Interactive Menus, Scene Access
"...Compelling....One of the most effective neo-noirs....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..." (Los Angeles Times, p.F1, 21/04/1995)
"...Mr. Caruso has a fine natural abrasiveness....In KISS OF DEATH he becomes a movie star with a vengeance, the kind of movie star he was meant to be..." (New York Times, p.C1, 21/04/1995)
"...Cage comes gloriously unglued....Caruso is also ideally cast..." (Rolling Stone, p.73-76, 04/05/1995)
"...A crackling thriller....[Cage] walks away with the picture, thanks to a stunning performance, unlike anything he's done to date..." (Variety, 27/03/1995)
Advantages: Good story line Disadvantages: Rubbish special effects, lacks blood and gore and the scare factor
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?An abandoned prison.
A dark past.
And an evil?
That will not die.?
This brief description on the front cover of the DVD gives you an insight to what the film is about. Drawing the attention of possible viewers. It certainly grabbed my attention and I was intrigued to find out more...
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Advantages: Intense captivating storyline Disadvantages: Some 2D characters
...I found this movie highly watchable. It contains some very good quality acting on behalf of Zach Braff throughout - featuring his usual Scrubs-like comedy lines. The movie doesnt however feature a few somewhat 2D characters who never really develop through the film.
The soundtrack was excellent featuring songs from snow patrol, which fitted the mood of the movie very well and kept the story fluid and moving quickly. I found the storyline thrilling but somewhat predictible because it was obvious from the start that Zach's character and his girlfriend would get back together by the time the hour and 1/2 was up. However, this predictiblilty is common in most romantic comedies and so was expected.
Overall, i found The Last Kiss very enjoyable viewing with some great comedy moments all the way through. I love Zach Braff's acting...
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...for me as I can buy videos at only a few pence each.
I managed to find Never Been Kissed for 25p which I thought was outstanding value , compared to the price I would pay if I were to buy it on DVD from Amazon (£4.98 to be precise - saving £4.73).
Never Been Kissed is a Raja Gosnell film released in the United Kingdom on 27th August 1999. The film stars Drew Barrymore and David Arquette. Never Been Kissed comes under the following genres : comedy , drama and romance. Running time of the movie is one hundred and seven minutes (thirteen minutes short of two hours). The movie is a 12 certificate.
Josie is twenty five years old and is the copy-editor for the Chicago Sun Times. However , her dream is to become a reporter. In hope that her boss will allow her to be a reporter , she constantly sends ideas to her boss. One day at a meeting...
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