15 Greatest Ever Guilty Pleasure Action Movies

12. The Long Kiss Goodnight

This might be the least heard of entry on the list. The premise is basically The Bourne Identity but this has Geena Davis as a lethal killer and Samuel L. Jackson in a supporting role. It€™s written by the same screenwriter of Lethal Weapon and the buddy cop element shines between Davis and Jackson. It€™s all very 90€™s with the shadowy government organization hunting them down. Of course it, also takes place during Christmas like every cliche action movie should. This falls into the category of movies where every action sequence would have killed any normal person but our heroes and the villains have an extraordinary resilience to survive even the most dire conditions. It makes no sense but it is a blast to watch, that's why it can be labeled a guilty satisfaction. Women kicking ass is, sadly, still a pretty rare commodity. Geena Davis steps into the role of a badass very well. We get to see her as the frumpy homemaker and her transformation into cold-blooded killer is the best part of the show. In a movie where everyone is dynamic and hyperbolic, she steals most of the scenes. Samuel L. Jackson is actually pushed to the background for most of the movie, but he also gets to deliver his usual amount of memorable dialogue. No one talks like him in real life. Watch this one all the way through, Davis and Jackson are too much fun. Best line: "You're going to die screaming and I'm going to watch. Am I telling the truth?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDuma1M09B0
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