Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Pjtaylor-96-138044 'Midnight Run (1988)' is a rare example of an action-comedy that's both thrilling and funny. It's a broadly bombastic but equally investing and small-scale character study that's unpredictably interesting and genuinely affecting. It's the core relationship that keeps the piece together, two relatable men caught at the centre of a somewhat unrelatable situation, and the way in which they remain utterly true to their occasionally deceptive characters is uncommonly impressive, as is the fact that a simple tongue-in-cheek argument is just as entertaining as a helicopter crash - if not more. 7/10

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.

yla27i This story is quiet difficult to understand for me. There are too many core characters, so I took time to recognize each one. Although the beginning of the movie is complicated that the more you watch it, the more you will be touched.The scene that Jack asks his ex wife for help and his daughter gave Jack her pocket money is really touching. Also, what is impressed me is the last scene. Who can imagine that Jack releases Duke? I guess through running away from FBI and trying to overcome some problems they get along with together and trust each one. The scene David gave Jack money and Jack gave Duke his watch that was given from his ex wife is proof of my opinion.

moonspinner55 Ruthless Los Angeles bounty hunter agrees to bring in a low-key but sly accountant in five days for a bail bondsman willing to pay $100,000. The accountant, who embezzled $15 million from a mob boss--who is also the bounty hunter's old nemesis--is also wanted by the Chicago mafia and by FBI agents, while the bounty hunter has to contend with his relentless competition as well as a talkative prisoner intent on escaping. In the leads, Robert DeNiro is lean, mean and exciting, while Charles Grodin's private smiles and sneaky eyes are a perfect counterpoint. They're an amusing pair, but the film is overloaded with color: colorful nuts and yokels and gangsters and dummies, all with their heads about to explode. George Gallo's screenplay is a commercially-driven, fraudulent piece of goods--it's funny at times, but dishonest. Producer-director Martin Brest gets things off to a slam-bang start, but as soon as the pair take time to visit the ex-wife and loyal little girl, one can sense the carefully-crafted pieces being put into place. The movie plays its audience for yahoos, ready to cheer the gunshots and car crashes and bad language...and then warm to the feel-good bond which develops between the disparate buddies. **1/2 from ****