Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

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  • Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
  • Release Date: 1995-04-21
  • Runtime: 101 minutes
  • : 5.676
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
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5.676/10
5.676
From 343 Ratings

Description

Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasn't enough, the cops won't leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want Little Junior Brown.

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Reviews

  • CinemaSerf

    7
    By CinemaSerf
    This starts off by tugging at the heart-strings a little as we are introduced to "Nick" (Victor Mature). He's an ex-con, trying to go straight with his wife and two children but struggling to make ends meet as Christmas approaches. An opportunity to carry out one last robbery presents itself, but all that does is put him in front of D.A. "D'Angelo" (Brian Donlevy) who offers him a deal if he turns in his cohorts. He's an honourable man so declines and gets sent down, but when he discovers from the paper that his wife has committed suicide, he changes his position and that shift earns him quite a bit of enmity. He moves, changes his name and meets a new woman hoping his life might finally be settled for the better. Unfortunately for him, one of the men he informed on has been released and he is out for revenge. "Tommy Udo" (Richard Widmark) is violent, barely the right side of sanity at the best of times and is quite prepared to use all his guile to track down his betrayer and exact his own ruthless revenge on not just him, but on those he holds dear. As the peril mounts, can "Nick" keep his family safe? Despite not featuring on the top billing, it's Widmark who steals the scenes here as the wide-eyed and maniacal character who just oozes a sense of evil that's compelling to watch. It's that achievement that manages to elicit something akin to emotion from the usually wooden Mature as the tension mounts and the solid story advances steadily for quite a gripping ninety minutes that's darkly photographed and scored.

  • griggs79

    5
    By griggs79
    _Kiss of Death_ is OK. However, it certainly didn’t wow me. The plot’s solid, and Widmark’s unhinged performance steals the show, but it drags in places and feels a bit stiff overall. Classic noir vibes, but there’s nothing here I hadn’t seen before. It's worth a watch but certainly isn’t essential viewing.

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