Nicolas Cage , Helen Hunt and Samuel L Jackson in a film from the 1990s ! Must be good I thought . Well actually KISS OF DEATH is not all that good ,it`s by no means bad it`s just that the three afore mentioned stars were well known at the time but weren`t stars yet . The film was made around the same time as David Caruso was trying to break into films and is really a star vehicle for him . Helen Hunt is fairly effective for the short screentime she gets , Samuel L Jackson is just okay but Nicolas Cage is far too over the top to be taken seriously and will never make a convincing screen villain which is why you`ll never see him play a baddy these days . As for Caruso ...well can anyone name anything he`s been in apart from NYPD BLUES or JADE ?
Bottom line is KISS OF DEATH is a mediocre remake let down mainly by its star and a very weak script
Bottom line is KISS OF DEATH is a mediocre remake let down mainly by its star and a very weak script