Réalisation:
Martin BrestScénario:
George GalloPhotographie:
Donald E. ThorinMusique:
Danny ElfmanActeurs·trices:
Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Foronjy, Robert Miranda, Jack Kehoe (plus)VOD (3)
Résumés(1)
Flic intègre devenu chasseur de primes, Jack Walsh a une cible lucrative en vue : le criminel en col blanc Jonathan Mardukas, surnommé "The Duke", qu’il doit ramener de New York à Los Angeles pour 100 000 dollars. Mais, ce qui aurait dû être un agréable vol de cinq heures en première classe se transforme en une course-poursuite de plusieurs jours à travers le pays, au cours de laquelle Walsh et Mardukas ont à leurs trousses un chasseur de primes rival, le FBI et la mafia. (Arte)
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Critiques (2)
A decent crime comedy from the late 80s, with a somewhat dragged-out runtime that results in duller moments throughout the film. The screenplay is fairly simple, but Robert De Niro's acting saves it to a certain extent. Overall impression: 70%.
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I like films about seemingly unimaginable friendships, even though Hollywood has produced many of them and will surely produce many more. Midnight Run, on top of that, has a huge advantage in the cast: De Niro is one of the best actors ever and Grodin fits his role to a tee; and then there is the director, Brest, who already proved with Beverly Hills Cop that he has no problem combining humour and action. It's not a perfect piece of work, I didn't shed tears of laughter and I didn't swallow every sentence, but it's a torrent of smart, unobtrusive and straightforward entertainment, the kind that you can hardly find anywhere nowadays. And if I remember correctly, the female character was only given space in one single scene, which is a rarely seen, but absolutely brilliant move that had a big impact on the final result.
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