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.
25 August 1944, New Rochelle, New York, USA
27 March 1969, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
28 April 1937, San Jose, California, USA
9 September 1950, New York City, New York, USA
15 January 1957, Staten Island, New York, USA
8 November 1961, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
12 May 1959, New York City, New York, USA
23 October 1947, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
24 August 1948, Houston, Texas, USA
1959, Puerto Rico
23 March 1964, Englewood, New Jersey, USA
22 June 1966, Roswell, New Mexico, USA
15 June 1963, Culver City, California, USA
20 March 1970, New York City, New York, USA
5 July 1965, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
10 November 1969, Henrietta, New York, USA
21 December 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
10 May 1963, USA
October 16, 2004
Violent crime tale which Caruso hoped would make him a movie star. It didn't.January 17, 2004
The real mystery is why Caruso left NYPD Blue.January 13, 2004
Atmospheric yet ultimately hollow exercise in tedium.September 19, 2008
Gutsy dialogue, atmospheric direction, lots of night scenes and an uninhibited take on the source material.May 20, 2003
It's a sleek, muscular thriller played by a terrific ensemble cast...September 19, 2008
Classy film noir, as you would expect from a team including director Barbet Schroeder, writer Richard Price, and Nicolas Cage...June 18, 2002
A riveting crime drama.September 19, 2008
A crackling thriller that feels unusually attuned to its lowlife characters.April 08, 2005
An interesting noirlike crime drama propelled by Cage's eccentric performanceMarch 07, 2005
Cage and Caruso strike sparks in this riveting piece of pulp fiction, but it's that first Kiss you'll remember.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.September 19, 2008
What's most effective about the new Kiss of Death is Tucci's marvelously slimy prosecutor.