this be by far my favorite action movie . but what make it work be not the elaborate renny harlin explosion and shoot em ups . it the shane black script and it deft delivery by geena davis and samuel l. jackson . the chemistry between the two principal merit a sequel . thank god it be never make . too much danger of mar the original . the long kiss checkerboard from quotable scene to action scene to quotable scene and back again . never a dull moment . this have to be jackson funny role ever and and the amazing thing be that he be play one of the most normal character of his career . no quirky tarantino hit man and super cool shaft and or borderline psycho soldier . in tlkg and jackson be the everyman we identify with . the poor schmuck get drag along on this crazy woman odyssey to uncover the dangerous secret of her past . though the story claim that davis character and samantha caine be suffer from amnesia and the writer and director treat her condition a if it be a multiple personality disorder . samantha caine be not just a new identity take by the amnesiac charly baltimore she be a separate and fully developed personality . the trauma suffer by samantha in the first half hour of the movie help the submerged dissociate personality of charly to emerge again . the material of her past life excavate by jackson detective mitch henessey facilitate charly resurface . good timing and too and consider the target samantha make of herself . but charly have to fight herself to remain the dominant personality . one gather from bit of dialogue that the warrior personality ( charly ) develop after her father die and she be recruit by the chapter . in the eight year charly be bury in the psyche and though and her samantha identity develop into the dominant personality . ( she even funnier that charly . ) this be probably due to become a mother and because it the reunion with her daughter that break charly struggle to suppress samantha and lead to their apparent integration by movie end . it impossible to choose a best quote from this film representnow youre a sharpshooter . i save your as . it be great . continue die . out . i sock em in the jaw and yell pop go the weasel . and a couple of dozen more and many too raunchy to quote here . geena davis look great and and come off a an action hero without gloss over the fact she turn forty . ( listen to charley history and do the math ) . fantastic soundtrack and too . santana and muddy water and elvis and labelle and marvin gaye . i give the long kiss goodnight a 9 and only because i do not believe in a perfect 10. see it a dozen time and and it still stay fresh . nice twisted holiday flick to place on your shelf next to it a wonderful life .