*Midnight Run *is an action-packed frenemy road trip comedy in the vein of *Planes, Trains, & Automobiles only *with the Mafia, the FBI, and guns. It is a very fun film like cinematic chicken soup. Charles Grodin (who I can’t say I have seen in anything else) as the Duke absolutely steals the film. His performance is masterful and endearing, and his chemistry with De Niro is off the charts. If I had to nitpick anything it’s that it feels like a few story threads were left unresolved, particularly involving Walsh’s backstory. I feel as though the movie could have benefited from an additional 10-15 minutes to better wrap these threads up.
This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
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A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
