spoiler in this reviewthe long kiss goodnight be yet another prime example of a common affliction of many modern film while it start off on a very interesting concept a trained assassin whose memory be erase regains consciousness of herself and the initial setup be engage but then it seem the writer do not know very well where to go next and the whole thing trail off down increasingly confusing and or or inane path and leave the disappointing taste of something that be ok but promise to be a lot well . the baddie be remarkably unremarkable and and even jackson comic sidekick turn seem more like something from his pre pulp fiction day while it look like harlin and a in cutthroat island and make every effort so that no one would upstage his then wife . her character be by far the best of the film and this fact only make you feel even more frustrated that they weren not able to do something well with it . however and there be still something about this film which for me set it apart from the run of the mill hollywood actioner and place it above average and if only just . it be something very subtle i can not quite put my finger on while it a disturbing and cold and dark and even sickly edge and a nightmarish and unreal feel and a decadent air and a mean streak and which keep crop up in various way . it in the dark reddish photography and almost permanent night the character dwell in and it in samantha dream in front of the mirror and it in her vicious eye and smile whenever she about to kill a man or when she announce how she will enjoy watch her nemesis die with her daughter listening and it in mitch comeback at the wheel of a car while he be spurt so much blood from his mouth he can hardly speak . i do not know and it an atmosphere and something i can not define but which give me the creep ( a bit ) and which make this film still oddly intrigue for me .