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Midnight Run (1988)
Director: Martin Brest
Writer: George Gallo
Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
About: An accountant for the mob who jumps bail and is being chased by bounty hunters, the FBI...and the Mafia as well.
Review: Robert De Niro was likeable and funny. I haven't seen any of his big films (Taxi Driver, Godfather, Raging Bull, etc). I mostly know him from Meet The Fockers, so it was interesting to see him so young.
Charles Grodin, I've never liked him. I remember watching him on Late Night TV shows being interviewed and he's just as annoying off screen as he is on.
My favorite characters/actors were the big FBI guy who was pissed at De Niro, and the two Mafia hitmen who couldn't do anything right.
What stayed with me the most was some of the little nuances:
I thought it pretty interesting that when De Niro visits his ex wife's house, both him and Grodin wipe their feet before entering. I don't know why that was impressive, but I haven't seen that much in movies...or real life come to think of it.
The other interesting thing was the $1000 dollar bills. Has anybody seen one of those in person? They used to make them, but haven't in the longest time.
Oh and I liked seeing Sedona in Arizona as I've been there. I know no one cares but somehow it's fun to spot places in movies you've actually been. I think this would have been a more entertaining movie with 30 minutes trimmed out, there's just not enough in the story for a full two hours
If you're a fan of Robert DeNiro in lighter roles and you can stomach Charles Grodin, this one might be for you.
Midnight Run (1988)
Writer: George Gallo
Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
About: An accountant for the mob who jumps bail and is being chased by bounty hunters, the FBI...and the Mafia as well.
Review: Robert De Niro was likeable and funny. I haven't seen any of his big films (Taxi Driver, Godfather, Raging Bull, etc). I mostly know him from Meet The Fockers, so it was interesting to see him so young.
Charles Grodin, I've never liked him. I remember watching him on Late Night TV shows being interviewed and he's just as annoying off screen as he is on.
My favorite characters/actors were the big FBI guy who was pissed at De Niro, and the two Mafia hitmen who couldn't do anything right.
What stayed with me the most was some of the little nuances:
I thought it pretty interesting that when De Niro visits his ex wife's house, both him and Grodin wipe their feet before entering. I don't know why that was impressive, but I haven't seen that much in movies...or real life come to think of it.
The other interesting thing was the $1000 dollar bills. Has anybody seen one of those in person? They used to make them, but haven't in the longest time.
Oh and I liked seeing Sedona in Arizona as I've been there. I know no one cares but somehow it's fun to spot places in movies you've actually been. I think this would have been a more entertaining movie with 30 minutes trimmed out, there's just not enough in the story for a full two hours
If you're a fan of Robert DeNiro in lighter roles and you can stomach Charles Grodin, this one might be for you.