Midnight Run
Midnight Run
R | 20 July 1988 (USA)
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A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.

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Senteur

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

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Neive Bellamy

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

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Aubrey Hackett

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

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Skyler

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

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andrewdrumm911

Much more of a comedy than I was anticipating, this is a very easy enjoyable watch which is cemented by fantastic chemistry between the two leads. I was expecting a lot of action and drama but almost the entire movie they don't build any suspense and even through what could of been the most tense scenes of the movie, the music always keeps it at a comedic and less serious tone. While I had my doubts about this working early on, this did actually work by the end as it differentiated itself from similar movies and I found the two hour run time flew by. De Niro and Grodin had great chemistry from the first scene on and the backstabbing and banter throughout was very well done. I think the most unusual part of the movie was the music choices by having almost every song or piece of music be very upbeat rather than suspenseful. This differentiated this and created a unique experience that made it an easy watch. There were some nitpicks, such as Alonzo Mosely almost never enunciating his words which made it hard to hear, and the fact that I don't think I've ever seen so many one punch knockouts, but the chemistry and tone of the movie creates an enjoyable experience where you don't take it all too seriously. It certainly wouldn't win any awards for great movies but it is an enjoyable classic where if you are looking for a way to kill a couple of hours with an enjoyable comedic movie then this is a great choice.

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shojijason

This movie was the one of the most enjoyable movie's I've ever seen. The characters really matched the scene and made me want to see more. At the beginning i couldn't imagine how the film will move on and I thought Jack's purpose was only money. When Jack meets his daughter and his ex-wife, I think it was his turning point to pick friendship and justice. The point I like about this movie is the exchanges between Jack and Mardukas. At first, Jack was very strong against him but Mardukas starts tricking him and starts showing that he is not just a geek. It is also funny that the FBI aren't smart enough to take away Mardukas. I think this film has a couple of emotional moments plus action moments and mostly laughter completes this movie. Personally, the ending was easy to imagine so if it was a more unexpected ending I think it would have been a better film.

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supamu

This movie is perhaps a comedy one but it also includes romance and friendship. I never felt bored during the movie. I think the key person is Duke. The most troubles happened during the movie because of him. Duke is the man impossible to hate for not only us but Jack. Jack trusts nobody at first. However he can trust Duke and think of his family at the end of the story. Duke made him live a second new life. Jack gradually smiles at him. We can learn we have to value a personal relationship with a person who makes us laugh, smile, calm. I also learn the way to make a good movie. A main person can get what he wanted at first when he doesn't need anymore. He overcome the weakness or distress without even noticing. For instance, in this movie, Jack got the money when he didn't need anymore.

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Sherlock Watson

First of all, I love Robert De Niro as an actor. Everybody knows he is one of the best actors in the United States of America.He plays Jack. Jack, a bounty hunter and former police officer, tries to capture Jonathan, who is an accountant and a suspected thief. Also, the FBI and another bounty hunter plan to catch him as well. What is the most interesting facts of this movie is a dialog taking place among characters. Bad language is used often, which helps describing characteristics of people in the movie. Jack is an arrogant man with bad attitude and language, but through being with Jonathan, he changes himself. So I can say Jonathan is not just a criminal, but also he has something. Those two men are hunked by the FBI and another bounty hunter and Jak and Jonathan sometimes have to stick together in order not to be captured. You might think "Okay, this is the story about the bounty hunter who needs money so that he has to catch a criminal." This movie is better than that, trust me. Each character matters in this movie. You don't want to miss every single moment of this movie, I'm sure. I strongly recommend watching this movie.

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