The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!
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- The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
What I'm saying is, back when we first met, you were all like "Oh phooey, I burned the darn muffins." Now, you go into a bar, ten minutes later, sailors come runnin' out. What up with that?
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The line about the dog licking it’s ass is one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard in a movie
My favorite scene! 😂🤣😂
I agreee
Alice, pleace..
I was just gonna say that! Hilarious line and delivery.
Gone for good or there to stay.
*The absolute BEST and most underrated action comedy. I've been quoting Samuel Jackson ever since.*
"Yas'm, Miss Daisy... I be honkin'."
@@MrBluntDaily "For the record, you've got her beat hands down.... from the neck up."
- I swear the girl I was dating KNEW that line was going through my head any time a cute girl walked past us. I said it once as a joke, and got 500 evil eyes because of it after.
@@clevelandcbi Wow
"Can't 😵 me MFer!" 🤣🤣🤣
@@MrBluntDaily I noticed they didn't get that joke, not that I expect anyone born after 1990 to have seen Driving Miss Daisy
I have no idea why the Reaction community of CZcams has taken so long to find this absolutely *fantastic* film.
OcktoKrool and Moviefuzion did some good reactions
Agreeded
I have watched it more than 20+ times even when it came out I saw it in the theaters.
Geena Davis really is a badass. Took up archery at 41 in 1997 and barely missed making the 2000 Olympic Team. Practiced 30 hours a week.
Being rich sounds fun.
@@clarkmichaels822 Being bitter sounds less fun.
WOW.Didn't know that.Thanks.
@@clarkmichaels822 Hell yeah.
You gotta give props to the people who have the means and pursue interesting hobbies.
@@clarkmichaels822 You don't have to be rich to practice archery. I learned and became an instructor for free.
Strong Female Lead, Strong Comedic Co-star, Great Action scenes and the tragedy of never getting the chance to become at least a trilogy.
Ya know, not all films need to become a franchise. Sometimes a one and done is good enough and I think this film is perfect as a one and done.
Supposedly, there was a chance, but Davis was married to the director and they split up. They killed any sequel.
The Geena Davis Foundation For Gender Equality would be gratified to hear you say so. It's a real group, check'em out.
The dialog was also hilarious.
The movie is great, weirdly it's become one of those great 90's movies that people seem to have forgotten existed. Glad to see you both enjoyed it!
That and Nick of Time with Johnny Depp and Christopher Walken! But this has definitely become a Christmas tradition for me ever since I discovered it lol
@@sammybear7100YES! Love both this and Nick of Time.
Another forgotten 90’s action thriller type is Desperate Measures with Michael Keaton and Andy Garcia.
@@sammybear7100 Nick of Time ??? Haven't heard of that film in a LONG time,I remember it tho,good movie.
I used to think it was just a silly 90s action flick until I rewatched it as an adult. It's brilliant! The dialogue, the acting, the characters. Funny *and* moving when very few action movies manage to be both.
*"Nah, I just sock em in the jaw and yell Pop goes the weasel!!!"*
- I swear that's gotten me laughing at the worst times way too often
I gotta get that tatted
This is one of the best movies for both Geena Davis and Sam Jackson. Such a fun movie.
Such an overlooked gem.
Strong female lead in an action movie actually done right.
Brilliant.
It works because Geena's Character suffers and is not a Mary Sue. I mean she's almost dead at the end.
The google old days in the previous millennium.
But Jennifer Lawrence said she's the first!🤯🤯
You read my mind here
Gena Davis such an underrated actress I wish we got more from her
She's is completely amazing in American Horror Story.
Quick change. With her and bill Murray is a great comedy.
Man when I was 16 I wanted a substitute teacher like Charlie haha.
I've always felt that way about Kurt Russell too. Both great and interesting on screen.
She's gold in everything she's in.
Not even started watching yet, but needed to say this is one of my all time favorite films.
Yep, saaaaaame!
I agree.
"Yes, it was very exciting. Tomorrow we'll go to the zoo." Brian Cox was made for Shane Black dialogue.
Her shifts between the two characters were so good as a child I didn't think it was the same person. Once she went blonde the frumpy lady teacher was gone. I asked my dad what happened to the other lady. He said that's her but now she remembers everything.
Lol. Geena Davis is Hollywood frumpy. She went from gorgeous to hella gorgeous.
Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson made an amazing duo. One of my favorite action movies of all time. Yet another very entertaining reaction from TBR and Samantha's.
You should definitely watch 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang".
Just like this movie, it was written by Shane Black (who wrote Lethal Weapon). 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' was also directed by Black as well. Another movie he wrote that is worth watching is 'The Last Boy Scout' with Bruce Willis and Damon Waynes. It's solid action with plenty of comedy.
Both great!
Nice Guys. Everybody missed this one yet it's one the best Shane Black movies.
Hahaha Brian Cox was brilliant in this "Whatever he is trying to dislodge is either gone for good .. or there to stay". Gold.
7:16 "He's screwed. Remember what she did to Rudolph??"
- My daughter. Still can't watch that without laughing
Wasn't that fantastic? I'm so glad you guys mentioned the dialog and writing. Hands down some of my favorite lines are in this movie, especially Brian Cox's delivery regarding the dog. So good.
Yes, very exciting. And tomorrow we go to the zoo.
Shane Black
This movie is a classic action flick! It's a damn shame they never made any sequels. This movie absolutely deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as other classics like Die Hard and Lethal Weapon.
Yeah, this film absolutely deserved to be a franchise. Gena and Sam had such amazing chemistry together, and the writing was on point.
Davis and Jackson's dialog, timing, and chemistry are next level.
I’m so glad y’all enjoyed this, this is one of my top favorites, pretty much action almost through the entire movie. Love watching y’all, great reaction
Too true man they don't make movies like this anymore. All the action, all the one-liners. Whenever I swat an annoying fly ill say "die screaming mo'fkker"
YES!!
Fun fact: When Audiences saw the original test screwing, Samuel Jackson dies, but when a member saw that, she said, "YOU CAN'T KILL SAM JACKSON!" Renny Harlin had to reshoot the scene where he survives.
In one darker draft of the script, Mitch, Jackson's character, was a cop who took bribes from mob bosses and gangsters went to prison where he was raped, but fought back against the killers he put behind bars.
Charlie's backstory was that she had an abusive father whom she killed, then joined the CIA to become an assassin.
I actually remember hearing this in an interview or commentary. I believe the words were “We have to reshoot or they’re going to burn down the theater.” Which is a bit funny considering his characters have died in plenty of films both before and after this.
@@johnnyawesome3042 He was pretty much always a background character before Pulp Fiction and Die Hard 3, so I kinda understand the audience's reaction.
This is one of Sam Jacksons best roles, very underrated
My parents were very concerned about me as a little child because I was obsessed with this movie and would watch it every weekend and then jump out my window (It was the first floor) to reenact the scene of them jumping into the frozen lake. One of my all time fave movies!
Fun Fact: On the The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Samuel L. Jackson listed Mitch as his favorite role.
Also, this film is another grossly underrated Christmas action movie. It's one of Gena Davis' and Samuel L. Jackson's better films. Really like that you guys reacted to this!
I always wanted Shane Black to write and direct a sequel. Renny Harlin wants to return to the director chair and has stated recently he's keen for the sequel to happen. Sam Jackson would have no hesitation in returning to play Mitch Henessey.
@@Kthomasritchie I wonder if Geena is ready to work with Renny again. They were married and divorced
apparently cause Renny cheated.
This was one of those "hidden gems" at the dvd rental place back then, had seen no trailers, never heard the movie name, was just one of those you took as an extra, 2 movies for one....and it was the best one
@@warre1 The sequel would be heavily focused on Sam Jackson's character and could perhaps involve a plot concerning Geena's daughter. No need for Geena to return.
Jackson also said (to Stephen Colbert) this movie was in his top five movies that he's acted in. 👍
"What colour is the sky on your planet?"when Charlie's handler is talking about all of his guns made me spit out my drink when I saw this in the cinema. GREAT dialogue, delivery, action, all the way through this movie.
"It's a duck, not a dick" still makes me laugh. The expressions and tone of voice are perfect.
My favorite quote from this movie:
Charlie: We're you always this stupid or did you take lessons?
Mitch: I took lessons!
Such a great movie. I love every minute of it and am glad to see it's finally getting more popular. Apparently, originally Mitch died at the end of the movie so I'm glad they changed that.
The old man talking about the dog is one of the funniest lines ever.
This and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang are both written by Shane Black. He also wrote Lethal Weapon. Almost all of his movies take place during Christmas 🎄
I love this movie so much.
Fun fact: Mitch was supposed to die, but test audiences demanded he live, so yay for test audiences for once.
Funny you mentioned Kiss Kiss Bang Bang cause both movies were written by Shane Black. He also wrote Predator, Lethal Weapon & Last Action Hero. Fun reaction to watch, thanks for doing this one!
And The Nice Guys! And The Last Boy Scout. He is so amazing at witty dialogue and buddy cop dynamics and memorable bad guys.
@@lkf8799 Last Boy Scout is criminally underrated.
"And old Satan Claus, Jimmy, he's out there. And he's just getting stronger."
He also played Hawkins in the first Predator.
Great movies but he also directed and wrote that one predator.
@@daltexmex They can't all be bangers. I'm pretty sure that was a paycheck movie. Get the money to pay for a passion project. It happens to the best of them. Definitely not up to his usual standard but it has some good moments.
Yes! One of my favorite 90s action film. This movie doesn’t get enough love.
I love this movie. This is one of my favorite Gena Davis movies and a great movie for Samuel L Jackson. It is very underrated.
Such a great flick. Thank you Jennifer Lawrence, for paving the way.
😂
Lmao
ROFL
Scrolled through the comments for this one.
Wait. I obviously missed something. Did Lawrence put her foot in her mouth about being an action star or something?
Charlie was Bourne with ovaries before there was a Jason Bourne. This was written by Shane Black, the first modern rock n roll screenwriter. He came on the scene fully realized with his first script sold, a little experimental European art film called Lethal Weapon. Then The Last Boy Scout. Then this one which came right after the Geena Davis big budget bomb Cutthroat Island and weary audiences stayed away not knowing this was an instant classic . So, it bombed hard and went into not only obscurity, but oblivion as it has yet to experience any kind of reassessment or resurgence to finally have it's due. It has aged beautifully like it was shot tomorrow. Shane Black went on to not only write, but direct Kiss Kiss Bang Bang which was also an undeservingly unseen bomb at the time. However, this one has gotten a redemptive second life due to Robert Downey Jr. and his high profile in the MCU causing his back catalogue to get retro love. The critics got it though in real time. It's universally praised. It's also the best use of unreliable narrator before it got ruined by every lazy horrible Hollywood hack for their scripts to hide bad writing and plot holes than character motivation. Shane followed it up with The Nice Guys and it is massively underrated with a iconic comedic deft turn by Ryan Gosling doing true character work. He is unlike anything he's every done before or since. The actress playing his daughter is sublime. Defines check this one out if you like Black's writing.
The action written in the movie and choreography is smart, inspired and breathtaking. Renny H who directed and was married to Geena Davis at the time showed what he could do with a smart script.
Thank you Jennifer Lawrence for inventing the female action hero, the action genre, light, gravity, cold fusion, the Dobbler effect, uniformaterrarium. Other wise, we wouldn't have nice things or this cinematic masterpiece.
ah another cinephile like Myself who adores Shane Black and his style. The Man invented the buddy cop Genre as far as I'm concerned and his banter his second to none.
Loved the sarcasm at the end there :)
Just finished the full reaction on Patreon. And you’re right…there are so many great quotes from the movie, plus the music selections are on point. I can’t hear Marvin Gaye’s “Stubborn Kind of Fellow” without thinking of Mitch lying in the street, lighting up a cigarette with that “I’m done” look on his face 😂
"I sock them in the jaw and yell pop goes the weasel" is one of my all time favorite lines
Watched it loved it, Gena Davis in an action hero. I am so glad you liked it. She also stared in another movie around this time called "Cutthroat Island". The critics hated it but Gena was a pirate named Morgan Adams and I loved it. I recommend you give it a watch even if you don't watch it on the channel. 👍👍👍👍👍
I remember watching Cutthroat Island at the cinema,really enjoyed it.Too bad the film BOMBED at the box-office and bankrupted the movie studio who produced the film.
Someone, i forget who, once said, "If you want to double a movie's budget, just set it on the ocean". its so true.
Both this and Cutthroat island are highly underrated films. I loved both alot.
I showed my best friend and his wife this and they loved it. From the director of Cliffhanger, such an underrated movie with a strong female lead. And boy what an explosion at the end, my favorite 💥
Definitely one of those that has stuck with me since when I first saw it in the 90s. One thing that always stood out was how different the main villain was from the standard of these kinds of movies. Just very sarcastic alongside his sadism, really entertaining. The "continue dying" was another line that's stuck in my head since originally seeing this.
Another good action thriller written by Shane Black is The Last Boyscout starring Bruce Willis. It's directed by Tony Scott, who directed True Romance.
The Christmas light sequence is my favorite, especially seeing Geena Davis’ face as she kills that SOB. I can watch that over and over. Thanks for this reaction.
The line I've used a bunch of times was Charlie's mentor's "Yes, it was very exciting. Tomorrow, we'll go to the zoo".
You guys are great. Especially at the commentary and intros. Love how well spoken TBR is and the way Sam waves hello. Btw Gena Davis was the heroic female lead in a Pirate movie, probably before Johnny Depp started making them. Guess that Jennifer Lawrence didn't watch many movies lol
The best description I ever heard of for this movie was from a friend of mine. He said "It's a Bruce Willis movie where Geena Davis plays Bruce Willis's role."
"Chefs do that!" - Finnish director/producer Renny Harlin made great action movies in Hollywood (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, etc.), but this has always been my favorite. Harlin and Geena Davis were married from 1993 to 1998.
This movie was incredibly underrated. Glad you two enjoyed it. Keep up the great reactions.
Haven't seen this since I was little, its funny my mom's watching it on Tv right now
I think it is on Tubi and HBO Max. It is a great movie.
"TLKGN" is one of my Top Movies of all time and when I saw that you posted this, well I was damn happy. My favorite reaction couple watching one of my favorite films, it doesn't get better than "Charlie Baltimore" and "Mitch". Sam Jackson and Geena Davis make a great duo , such great chemistry...I'm glad you liked it.
I recommended this about a year ago and I'm so glad you guys got to see it. I figured you guys would really enjoy it or at least be entertained. Great review you two!!
This is one of my all time favorites, and I love that you two have enjoyed this crazy classic.
I live the acting and plot, giving you nice twists and some great character growth scenes, all blended into a movie with a ton that's 90s but with a bit of darker craziness that I love.
Glad you guys came out with a new reaction. You're such genuine people that it brings a smile to my face. Which I need since I just found out my grandmother died.
We’re so sorry for your loss
So sorry to hear that. May she rest in peace.
@@TBRSchmitt @marcuscato9083
thank you
@@TBRSchmitt you should react to the Hunger Games movies
@@TBRSchmitt you guys should react to American Ultra
At the end when TBR asks Samantha "What'd you think?" Her reply "I...LOVED that" made me so happy lol. This movie has some of my favorite dialogue. The way Shane Black writes just kills me. Between this and The Last Boyscout I think this is Shane at his best. Of course Lethal Weapon changed the game, and his later films, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys are amazing as well. He's like the Aaron Sorkin of buddy action/comedies.
I'm so glad that you are finally reacting to a female-led action movie like this! There are plenty of films starring amazing actresses, and I think you should react to them: Kiss The Girls, To Die For, Basic Instinct, Kill Bill, Double Jeopardy, and many more!
The lines in this movie are just perfect: fun, sassy, cool… great reaction again guys!❤🎉
Great! Now this is one I've really been thinking about. Can't wait to see what y'all do with it. Here we go! :)
I'd forgotten what an incredible movie this was! Davis and Jackson had incredible chemistry and you just want to more of them! Where the he'll was the sequel!!
A film with the same kind of idea but a completely different delivery would be "A History Of Violence"...
Great reaction guys, saw this in the cinema in South Africa when it was released and also absolutely loved it!
I would have been glad to have a series with Charlie Baltimore.
Best Villain ever in this film. Never understand why he didn't do more films.
I gotta say, there is no better feeling than showing someone a great movie who hasn’t seen a lot of them but loves them and gets excited when they watch them.
Is it because I'm 52 years old and enjoy it when people love the movies I watched decades ago. I was there in Toronto at Bathurst and Bloor, when they shot a certain scene. Gina Davis also dis Cutthroat Island with the same director/husband that was an ABSOLUTE GEM!
I absolutely love this movie.
Directed by Geena's then husband who also made Cliffhanger and Deep Blue Sea
Written by Shane Black, who always delivers sharp and whitty dialogue, always a buddy team up movie, and always takes place during Christmas (except for the two he wrote with Fred Dekker, Monster Squad and The Predator) He also wrote Lethal Weapon, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero. And wrote/directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man 3, The Nice Guys, and The Predator. He was also the guy cracking jokes in the first Predator.
As far as Craig Berkio is concerned, I think he is extremely underrated and you should check out the boxing movie he made with Russell Crowe, The Cinderella Man
Fantastic film,I remember randomly renting it out years ago and was surprised I'd never heard of it.
... I'm convinced Samuel L. Jackson has been in every movie ever made.
LOVE this one. Most can’t tell you exactly why they love it, but we all
Do. Couldn’t even guess how many times I’ve watched it. Intentionally. 😮 hahaha
This film is a action packed fun ride from start to finish! A really underrated action film.
The director Renny Harlin had a nice run of action movies in the mid-90: Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, this (which you have already seen on the channel) and a couple others you haven't seen: Deep Blue Sea and Cutthroat Island (also featuring Geena Davis). Other notable Geena Davis movies that you haven't watched for the channel: Beetlejuice, A League of their Own, Thelma & Louise; also the incredibly bizarre, Earth Girls are Easy.
I haven't seen this movie in so long. Gina Davis was awesome. You should watch A League of Their Own.
One of tbe best movies of the 90's!!! I love your channel. You guys get the best movies to react to. Hal's Christmas toast was fantastic. "May the best of your past be the worst of your future." I use it to this day. It is dope. I look forward to more with you guys. Great reaction!!
" Samantha is Obviously superior"
I'd agree 💯
There's just as much comedy as there is action in this movie. I love it, it's a real gem. When Charlie catches the kid smoking always makes me lol.
And i've never met anyone who didn't enjoy it.
I love the “I took lessons” part. 😂
My favorite childhood movie ever! Sam Jackson and Geena Davis are fantastic in this movie. And you both I know you enjoyed it heavily. It's so good!
All hail Geena Davis!🙌🏾 Every actress in Hollywood owes Ms. Davis a debt of gratitude. This movie singlehandedly jump-started female- lead action vehicles🤘🏽Thank You guys for another brilliant reaction!
Love Brian Cox I've meet him 3 times. He's from my hometown Dundee Scotland. He's an amazing guy.
Omg thanks goodness you both react to it I love it
This one definitely deserves more recognition, a great action movie with an absolute kick-*ss female protagonist, I looove Geena Davies in this move, and a great pairing with Samuel Jackson who is awesome as always with some great writing to work with.
So glad you got to see this and shared your reaction! A great ensemble film to see is *_Go_* (1999). You'll love all the stars and situations! 😄
My usual Recommendations:
● *_The Fisher King_* (1991) Dir. by Terry Gilliam, with Robin Williams & Jeff Bridges.
● *_Silverado_* (1985) A fun western with Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Jeff Goldblum, and more.
● *_The Abyss_* (1989) Dir by James Cameron. Ed Harris, Michael Biehn (Reese from Terminator & Hicks from Aliens), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
*EDIT:* And YES! *_Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang_* (2005) is a MUST SEE!
WOW! You have some great taste in movies!!! The Fisher King and Silverado are 2 that I suggest to reactors all the time, especially The Fisher King, “I’m talking to the little people!” 😆
We did The Abyss! Thanks for the recommendations!
Really glad to see both of you react to & enjoy this film. For me it stands equally with any of the Die Hard/Bourne/Lethal Weapon films. Merry Xmas to both of you , thankyou for all the great reactions. Compliments of the Season to all the other Subscribers & commentators !!
Criminally underrated movie. Nice reaction.
I know a movie starring Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, and Damon Wayans. With these powerhouse actors there is no way Earth Girls Are Easy could possibly be terrible, could it?
Not only is this my favorite action movie ever.. it's my favorite comedy ever 🤣
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"I hope not. Cause I'm thinking how much my balls hurt!"
The action is great in this, but I almost remember it more for some of the best snappy comediac dialogue of the 90s. Shane Black wrote and directed this, and he is great for that comediac stuff - I highly recommend another film of his, The Nice Guys from 2016 with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, with a lot of that same buddy-cop comedy style!
Awesome reaction guys!
Shane Black wrote the screenplay and was producer. Renny Harlin was the director, at the time he and Geena Davis were married.
@CheshireKat528 oh that's right! My apologies to Renny Harlin, I knew that and completely forgot. I'm pretty sure Shane Black directed Iron Man 3, which I know gets a lot of hate but I enjoy for, again, the snappy dialogue, and I think he did a Predator movie but I never saw it and I heard studio interference and reshoots destroyed that film
@@jayge17 I always enjoyed Iron Man 3 as well, and yes Shane did direct it and co-wrote the screenplay.
The vodka they are drinking is "Finlandia Vodka". The director Renny Harlin is from Finland and he uses in his films always something from Finland.
Never seen this before. Watching with you guys, if it's good I'll add it to my list.
Would recommend!
For the record, you should absolutely watch "kiss kiss bang bang" as well, it's another Pseudo-Noire written (and directed unlike this movie) by Shane Black, which could explain why you're conflating them in your head.
I heard an interview with Shane Black where he said he will read old pulp detective paperbacks and crime novels, and even though they are not usually good books they will have one good story element or twist in them that he wants to use for a script, so he finds who has the rights to the book and buys those rights for himself, that way he can use the elements of the story and not be accused of plagiarism, since as he's now the owner of the story he can adapt elements of the book however he sees fit, and since these stories are old and out of print it costs him next to nothing. "Kiss kiss bang bang" is his movie where you can see him do this the most and it really shines as a noire movie because of it. (Also, Val Kilmer is phenomenal in it opposite Robert Downey Jr and Michelle Monaghan as the leads)
This, Lethal Weapon, and Die Hard are more my Christmas movies than Home Alone/Christmas Vacation/A Christmas Story. I have watched them almost every Christmas for at least the last 25 years!
I recently watched in interview with Samuel L. Jackson and he was asked to name his top 5 movie characters that he's ever played.
Mitch was his no. 1. He said him and Geena Davis had such a laugh, such a good time doing this movie, he loved it- it's his favorite :)
I love this movie so much and Gena is a queen. She did so well as a character who's got two personalities within her. I love both her personalities so much.
Reindeer Games is an awesome Christmas movie.
Fun fact (sorta, I guess?): Brian Cox in this film plays a man responsible for creating and monitoring the rise of a killer who develops amnesiac tendencies and has to be recalled. He also plays a man responsible for creating and monitoring the rise of a killer who develops amnesiac tendencies and has to be recalled in his blockbuster performance on the Bourne Identity. Later in his life he starred in a Marvel film playing a man responsible for creating and monitoring the rise of a killer who develops amnesiac tendencies and has to be recalled in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
What I'm trying to say is that maybe, just maybe, he might be bad at his job.
Great movie! Gena is underrated!! :)
The chemistry between Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson is pure gold. The one liners are a chef's kiss, perfection.
hey there TBR and Samantha! LOVED your reaction to one of my absolute FAVORITE films of the 90's. I am one of those people who wonders WHY in the world more reactors haven't watched this one. Craig Bierko has the odd distinction of starring in TWO films called 'The 13th Floor', completely unrelated to each other. The one from 1999 is a great movie and I believe ya'all would enjoy it.
Grand editing job!!! Loved your reactions as well! I have long loved this movie!
Glad you got the opportunity to enjoy this film. It's long been one of my favorites.
An awesome and seriously underrated movie. The action is great, the comedic beats are plentiful and absolutely on point, and there's even a bit of family sentiment in there.
It's quotable as hell, too. Brian Cox, for as briefly as he is in this movie, is excellent, too (as always). Davis and Jackson are, of course, great.
Sam/Charly and Mitch Henessey are the comedic buddy movie duo/trio you didn't know you needed.
Samantha Caine/Charly Baltimore is the strong female protagonist that so many movies today try to manufacture and totally fail at doing so. All the awesome stuff she does can simply be explained by the fact that she was trained to be a covert agent by elite experts in the government. It doesn't just happen because she's the greatest ever, she's not throwing 250 pound men with her bare hands or doing Cammy's Super Street Fighter 2 move so many modern female action characters do now, where they grab someone's head with their thighs and throw them!
She uses weapons, even if she has to improvise them, she gets help from people around her, takes advantage of the bad guys letting their guard down... and, yeah, she gets her ass kicked in a big way, gets disarmed, and gets captured multiple times, rather than arriving at the end of the movie spotless and perfectly coifed. And she's all the better for it! She is an awesome character.
It's a shame she doesn't get mentioned in the same breath as other great characters like Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor.
A very underrated film and Geena Davis in this film was so cool and gorgeous in this film.
Watching this outro I think this is one of those cool movies that kept it as one and not open for sequels that's vulnerable to disappoint