Kiss of Death
The movie tells the story of Jimmy Kilmartin, a convict agreeing to go undercover and gather evidence with the help of an angry detective to ensnare a psychotic mobster in order to win an early release from prison.
20 March 1970, New York City, New York, USA
20 September 1929, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
10 September 1931, Toledo, Ohio, USA
10 November 1969, Henrietta, New York, USA
22 June 1966, Roswell, New Mexico, USA
12 October 1949, The Bronx, New York, USA
7 January 1964, Long Beach, California, USA
16 April 1953, Austin, Texas, USA
September 19, 2008
Classy film noir, as you would expect from a team including director Barbet Schroeder, writer Richard Price, and Nicolas Cage...
April 08, 2005
An interesting noirlike crime drama propelled by Cage's eccentric performance
March 07, 2005
Cage and Caruso strike sparks in this riveting piece of pulp fiction, but it's that first Kiss you'll remember.
January 17, 2004
The real mystery is why Caruso left NYPD Blue.
June 18, 2002
A riveting crime drama.
September 19, 2008
A crackling thriller that feels unusually attuned to its lowlife characters.
February 13, 2001
Cage, one of the few American actors who gets more interesting from film to film, comes close to kidnaping the picture as Little Junior, a pumped-up but asthmatic thug who, like King Kong, is a gorilla with a wistful air about him.
May 20, 2003
It's a sleek, muscular thriller played by a terrific ensemble cast...
September 19, 2008
Gutsy dialogue, atmospheric direction, lots of night scenes and an uninhibited take on the source material.
January 13, 2004
Atmospheric yet ultimately hollow exercise in tedium.
September 19, 2008
What's most effective about the new Kiss of Death is Tucci's marvelously slimy prosecutor.
October 16, 2004
Violent crime tale which Caruso hoped would make him a movie star. It didn't.
