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THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (18) USA (1996) . Adventures of an amnesiac agent Dlr: Renny Harlin Odeon - from Nov 29 ver get th e feeling you've done something before? Like working fo r the FBI going round killing people? Samantha Caine does. Geena Davis plays the suburban school teacher suffering from amnesia, whose doubts about her previous occupation are confirmed when she discovers she has the ability to handle a common kitchen knife as if it were a machete so as to swiftly 'neutralise' an intruder. This alerts Caine to the possibility that her past may be somewhat more sinister than that of the typical -.,,.~..,.l~,-~ 'PTA mom' who can cook a darn good lemon meringue pie. Aided by Mitch Henessey (Samuel L Jackson of Pulp Fiction fame) a dead-beat private detective, she sets out to discover her true identity Their path leads them into the m1ddle of a conspi led by the rogue elements of the US Intelligence community and a notorious arms dealer. it's a case of suburbia meeting the world of espionage. question is, can Caine recover the full extent of her lethal skills to confront vindictive enemy Timothy (Craig Bierko) ? Along with some of Caine's former colleagues, this scoundrel plots kidnap her daughter and to completely wreck everyone's Christmas by blowing the town up. So if it's action you want, and a laugh at Geena Davis' many hairdos, then take a look, and kiss your £3 .50 goodnight. Khushwant Sachdave
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the new British film True Blue lt tells the story of the Oxford team's troubled build up to the 1987 event. After Oxford's defeat the previous year, a group of world class American rowers are brought in to strengthen the team. However, it's not long before the new recruits are questioning coach Dan Topolski's traditional
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surprise) they go on to beat the enemy Cambridge crew. The sole message to be drawn from this is that the team unity is more important than individual talent, and that's about it really. Although the story is true, this doesn't mean it's worth telling on screen , especially as the "mutiny" plot is extremely repetitive , comprising of endless tantrums played with no humour whatsoever. What's more, the wh ole cast of little-known actors fails to add any great dramatic tension. Despite all these reservations, True Blue is probably the best Chris Hodgen film ever made .. . about rowing.
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