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Kiss of Death, 1995

Starring: David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson

Directed by: Barbet Schroeder

Written by: Richard Price

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 101 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:5.9

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The mood of Kiss of Death is tense, rough, and suspenseful. The plot centers around unlikely partners, going straight, and a master criminal. It is a drama, thriller, and crime movie. In approach, Kiss of Death is serious and realistic. The setting is New York. It happens in the 1990s. Kiss of Death is a remake. It is especially suggested for a boys' night.

Summary of Kiss of Death

KISS OF DEATH opens with ex-convict Jimmy Kilmartin (David Caruso) attempting to distance himself from his shady past. His cousin, Ronny (Michael Rapaport), shows up at his door begging for help with one more heist, and Jimmy agrees to participate against his better judgment. Things go sour when a detective is shot, and Jimmy is left to take the fall. As Jimmy's hopes for a normal life with his wife (Helen Hunt) and daughter fade, he becomes a pawn of the police in their attempts to bring down a psychotic gangster named Little Junior (Nicolas Cage).

Caruso and a pumped-up, supremely menacing Cage highlight a spectacular cast that also features Samuel L. Jackson as the cop who becomes Jimmy's solitary ally and Stanley Tucci as a Machiavellian district attorney. Novelist Richard Price supplies the screenplay, and director Barber Schroeder (SINGLE WHITE FEMALE) ensures that KISS OF DEATH, based loosely on the 1947 film of the same name, unfolds with the grooved precision of a well-made watch while bristling at every turn with the volatile life of a vividly imagined criminal underworld.