
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...... (Full plot summary below)
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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...
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| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarThe movie’s streetwise screenwriter, Richard Price, knows characters like this do exist — but only an actor like Cage can bring them off. |
| Washington PostJoe BrownCaruso's acting is vivid, but amazingly quiet and internal, and it's fascinating to watch the kaleidoscopically conflicted emotions battle beneath his controlled surface. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackKiss of Death was directed by Barbet Schroeder ("Single White Female") in the fashion of a creepily smirking cat toying with a particularly appealing mouse. |
| TIME MagazineRichard SchickelWhat's most effective about the new Kiss of Death is Tucci's marvelously slimy prosecutor. |
| Baltimore SunStephen HunterClassy film noir, as you would expect from a team including director Barbet Schroeder (Reversal of Fortune); writer Richard Price (Clockers); and Nicolas Cage, as a loopy, iron-pumping mobster. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonSchroeder's film is fun to watch, even when it's being predictable or brutal, but its memory is nearly gone the next day. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranWith 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. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldPrice's script is saturated in grungy, darkly comic detail, full of left turns and double-double-crosses, and Schroeder's carefully crafted, patient pacing is refreshing—he gradually builds tension and dread, making the confrontations truly suspenseful and the outlandish action scenes more jarring and memorable. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairThere's little doubt that Kiss of Death fares best in its opening stretch... |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyA very loose and contemporized remake of one of the more celebrated late '40s films noir, Kiss of Death is a crackling thriller that feels unusually attuned to its lowlife characters. |