Kiss Of Death [DVD]

This was the first film starring David Caruso which I purchased, and what a brilliant film it is. Trying to go straight and raise a family the character is forced back into a life of crime in order to protect his friends who are threatened by a gang. He serves time in prison, again, spells in hospital having been beaten up, loses his wife to a road accident and yet retains his standards and starts a new life with his second family away from the fray of gang culture and the city.

This film is excellent Nicholas Cage and David Carusso are amazing in this film.

Kiss of Death is directed by Barbet Schroeder and collectively written by Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer, Eleazar Lipsky and Richard Price. It stars David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Helen Hunt, Ving Rhames, Stanley Tucci, Kathryn Erbe, Michael Rapaport and Anthony Heald. Music is by Trevor Jones and cinematography by Luciano Tovoli.Reformed ex-con Jimmy Kilmartin (Caruso) reluctantly helps out his cousin transporting stolen cars but gets caught and ends up taking the fall for the whole caper. Back in prison and missing his wife and child, Jimmy gets offered a lifeline if he is prepared to go undercover with the police to bring down psychotic crime boss Little Junior Brown (Cage).A loose remake of the excellent 1947 film noir of the same name, Schroeder's Kiss of Death is slightly better than the iffy reputation afforded it. Yes it's more solid than anything resembling truly compelling, but it wears its noir heart on its sleeve and is very well performed by an impressive cast.Caruso's Kilmartin is a classic noir protagonist, a man who tries to go straight but gets dragged into a world of crime and shifty undercover machinations after doing one honest intention favour. From the point he agrees to help out Ronnie Gannon (Rapaport a jumping bean performance), he loses what he holds most dear and continually gets pulled from pillar to post by everyone around him. He's basically a good guy that fate has dealt a deadly hand, even when he gets a second chance at happiness it's not long before the door knocks and he's thrust into a deadly undercover game where he will be lucky to escape with his life intact.A lot has been made of TV star Caruso's unsuccessful attempt at breaking into films, with some believing that his performance here is mostly to blame. Yet in the context of a noir protagonist his performance is perfectly good, in fact it's a very subtle turn that isn't short on brooding intensity. That he is overshadowed by the likes of Cage (wonderfully on full tilt overdrive as a nut-case) and Jackson (calm yet assured presence) is no bad thing, especially since both come with noir infected ticks (Jackson has a continuous weeping eye/Cage has a phobia about metal in his mouth). Caruso does good here, bringing the character to life without histrionics, he helps the audience understand his frustration as he spins in his vortex of disharmony.Nobody is done any favours by a screenplay that doesn't take chances, and at times it comes close to standing still in the mid-section, while the climax is a little underwhelming. But for a piece of pulpy neo-noir it has enough about it to make it worth a look. 6.5/10

I was recommended this film and I wasn't disappointed. It was a good price on Amazon - great film - quite thought provoking. I found myself thinking about it days after I watched it.

The story is nothing out of the ordinary, a man who has had enough of the criminal underworld is dragged back in for one last job. Of course the job goes catastropically wrong and he ends up in more trouble than ever before.The movie is a little bit cop-centric and many of the characters are totally cookie cutter stereotype but having said that there are a few standout performances, chief among which is that of Nicholas Cage who plays one of the most frightening villains you will ever see. Cage's character is a quick tempered psychopath who will not hessitate to kill his own staff at a moments notice. Samuel L Jackson, normally so cool, plays a rather faint and pitiful charcater in this outin however, David Carruso plays his usual edgy, slimy and slighly unsettling role and to see Michael Rappaport, an actor who I despise, getting beaten to death was an added bonus !This film leaves a lot to be desired but if you leave your brain at the door, its watchable.

Being a big fan of nicholas cage and loving david caruso on csi miami I had to purchase this. Plot isnt the best but ive given it 5 stars as it was great to see david pre csi.

DVD came on time great Nic Cage film

Another that dosent work

Leider gibt es diesen Film nicht auf Blue ray, was mir unverständlich ist. - Kiss of Death ist ganz sicher nicht nur deswegen gelungen, weil bekannte Schauspieler darin vorkommen. Die Geschichte ist gut, und für einen Kinoabend durchaus zu Hause zu empfehlen.

"Kiss of death" est un des films que j'ai le plus vu et un de ceux que je peux revoir encore et encore sans me lasser, car c'est l'un des meilleurs films que j'ai vu. David Caruso, comme on l'as écrit avant moi, est ici dans son meilleur rôle. Vraiment déchainé, puissant, intense, tiraillé.Il incarne finalement un type comme vous et moi, banal qui tente de mener une vie ordinaire et comme nous, il y a toujours des gens pour nous détourner de notre vie, que l'on veut régler. Le film, au final, est un peu manichéen, la fin est peut être un peu trop facile ou ironique finalement.Mais le tournage en décors réels à New York,( le film à été tourné même à la prison de Sing Sing !),la description pointue du système d'infiltration rends "Kiss of death" documentaire. Film inestimable.

superbe film merci

David Caruso mal in einer anderen Rolle. Alle Schauspieler super

Danke,Alles in Ordnung