Amazon.com Essentials:
Director Martin Brest rocketed to the top of Hollywood's A list
with the blockbuster success of Beverly Hills Cop, and this 1988
follow-up is even better. Midnight Run is a genuine rarity--an
action comedy that's dramatically satisfying--thanks to a sharp script by
George Gallo, the superb teaming of Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, and
Brest's consummate skill in combining suspense and humor with
well-developed characters. De Niro plays a maverick bounty hunter whose
latest assignment is Grodin, an accountant accused of embezzling from the
Mob. De Niro thinks he's in for an easy job, transporting Grodin (who's
afraid to fly) from New York to Los Angeles, but soon discovers that both
the FBI and the Mafia are hot on Grodin's trail. Equal parts road trip,
action thriller, and a quirky character study, Midnight Run moves at a
breakneck pace but still gives De Niro and Grodin time to create rich,
memorable performances as two men who seem to be opposites, but gradually
develop mutual respect and admiration. Mainstream entertainment at its
best. --Jeff Shannon
Amazon.com Essentials:
Director Martin Brest rocketed to the top of Hollywood's A list
with the blockbuster success of Beverly Hills Cop, and this 1988
follow-up is even better. Midnight Run is a genuine rarity--an
action comedy that's dramatically satisfying--thanks to a sharp script by
George Gallo, the superb teaming of Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, and
Brest's consummate skill in combining suspense and humor with
well-developed characters. De Niro plays a maverick bounty hunter whose
latest assignment is Grodin, an accountant accused of embezzling from the
Mob. De Niro thinks he's in for an easy job, transporting Grodin (who's
afraid to fly) from New York to Los Angeles, but soon discovers that both
the FBI and the Mafia are hot on Grodin's trail. Equal parts road trip,
action thriller, and a quirky character study, Midnight Run moves at a
breakneck pace but still gives De Niro and Grodin time to create rich,
memorable performances as two men who seem to be opposites, but gradually
develop mutual respect and admiration. Mainstream entertainment at its
best. --Jeff Shannon
