Yaphet Koto (ALIEN/ BRUBAKER etc...) et Robert de Niro
Résumé
Jack Walsh, flic intègre, a quitté la police parce qu'il refusait de se laisser acheter par le caïd de la drogue, Jimmy Serrano. Il est maintenant chasseur de primes à Los Angeles pour le compte d'Eddie Moscone.Celui-ci le charge de retrouver le comptable Jonathan Mardukas qui a défrayé la chronique en remettant à une oeuvre charitable 15 millions de dollars escroqués à Serrano.Moscone a, quant à lui, prêté une forte somme pour régler la caution de Mardukas : il veut qu'il soit rendu aux autorités afin de pouvoir récupérer son argent.Walsh a cinq jours pour ramener le comptable en Californie. Il le localise facilement à New York et l'arrête...
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Sheer Excellence
Author: fatclyde_uk from Warrington, England
23 October 2005
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They don't come any better than Midnight Run. It has everything except a few Academy Awards and that's a mystery in itself. Dialogue, action, comic timing, stunts and all around fabulous acting ability from everyone involved. If you haven't seen this film yet, dig up a copy from somewhere, get a few beers and prepare to be captivated from beginning to end. To think that only 10,000 or so have voted for this film on IMDb and it's not even in the top 250 is a complete travesty. I know, there are other films just as worthy that are not in the top 250 but this is the one that get's me riled up. There are no weak moments or poor scenes in the whole film and the ending is pure joy. Someone please explain why this didn't clean up when it was released because I can't see anything else that came out in '88 that comes close to Midnight Run.
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A Masterpiece
Author: DotelMotel from New York
10 March 2003
One of the smartest, funniest, and exciting buddy pictures ever made. It has never received the wonderful attention it justly deserves. The performances by the two leads (De Niro and Grodin) are wonderful and they get outstanding support from Joe Pantolino, Dennis Farina, and Yaphet Kotto. But what separates this picture from all the other action / comedies ever made is that the screenplay is so sharp and original. Easily my all time favorite movie - you know how I know that? I must have seen "Midnight Run" at least thirty times and every time I see it, it gets better and better. A true film classic and is getting rereleased on DVD in June of 2003.
