Midnight Run (DVD) Reviews

Midnight Run is an action/comedy film directed by Martin Brest and written by George Gallo. It was released in 1988. The film is about bounty hunter, Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) who is offered a bounty of $100,000 to bring a former mob accountant Jonathan Mardukas (Charles Grodin), who has embezzled $15 million from his previous ...

OK, I admit it, I bought this on a whim! I am a bad person, I'm an impulse buyer and my bank manager is laughing at the beginnings of an end to my ability to pay my credit card. But regardless of this, I am still nowhere near to matching the female of the species. I have one lapse and I sit here confessing my sins to the fellow Dooyoo users of the ...

Hey, silly little action comedies aren't supposed to be any good, are they? Well to my great surprise, this silly little action comedy is in fact very enjoyable - and stars Robert DeNiro in a surprising role. DeNiro plays Jack Walsh, who after leaving the police force due to its corruption became a freelancer, picking up criminals and ...

*** The following review was written in september 2000. I have left the review untouched but have placed an update at the end to cover any changes since it was written. *** When ex-Chicago cop turned bounty hunter, Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro), finds out his latest job is to track down and bring in sensitive accountant ...

Robert DeNiro as Jack Walsh, the worn bounty hunter assigned to bring back missing mob accountant Charles Grodin, DeNiro combines humor with true human qualities to give a great performance.The jokes come thick and fast and though there's an awful lot of swearing, the effect always seems to be very humorous.The script is well written with ...

Robert De Nero is one of the best actors in the world, He is best known for his roles in gangster movies like The Godfather II and Goodfellas. Who could forget his performances in films like Raging Bull, The Deer Hunter and Awakenings, but, my favourite De Nero film is the vastly underrated Midnight Run. De Nero is Jack Walsh, an ...