Review of Kiss of Death (1995) by Neil S — 16 Aug 2007

David Caruso overacts a little (as usual). Decent remake though. Worth watching.

This review of Kiss of Death (1995) was written by Neil S on 16 Aug 2007.

Kiss of Death has generally received positive reviews.

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By Camille L (1,034) on 29 May 2016

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Okay, so as this film was progressing..I thought that this movie would get a higher rating than I'm giving it, but this movie just got worse…

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