Remember when Robert De Niro made great films? I talking about classics like XXX and XXX. Nowadays he shows up disinterested in such disasters like XXX and XXX. Whatever happens to some actors? Can the blame be placed on them or on the directors and writers? I think it’s a little bit of both to be perfectly honest. For example, the movie in question today Midnight Run, could have been terrible if the right director and writer weren’t attached. Thankfully, Martin Brest (Beverly Hills Cop) was the right director for the job and George Gallo's script was top notch. This makes it much easier for actors to get into the role.
Midnight Run, which is a slang term for an easy bounty job (so says the back cover), has Robert De Niro playing bounty…show more content… Jack Walsh swears that he will get him back in time, but Walsh isn’t aware that not only is the mob after The Duke, but the FBI is also seeking him out to bring him in to testify against Jimmy. If those two problems weren’t enough, Walsh has to deal with fellow bounty hunter Marvin Dorfler (John Ashton-Beverly Hills Cop) trying to bring in The Duke for the money as well. It’s a race against the clock, the mob, the FBI (lead by Yaphet Kotto), bounty hunters and the urge for Jack to not slap The Duke across the face as he babbles on and on. Will he make it or will he end up throwing The Duke head first into a…show more content… I listened to the movie in 5.1 and was very pleased with the overall quality. There was only one noticeable moment where the audio levels peaked and cause a bit of a hiss. That only happened once for me and everything else was fine.
Special Features are a bit of a hit or miss when it comes to what is new and what has already been done before. The new parts are a super brief interview with Robert De Niro, which runs 8 minutes long. The actual interview is probably at most a minute long and rest is clips from the movie, with someone else speaking over them. Robert De Niro could barely remember much about the movie and to be honest, it looks like he really didn’t want to be there.
The rest of the interviews are from 2014 by Severin Films. You have interviews with Charles Grodin, Joe Pantoliano, John Ashton, Yaphet Kotto and George Gallo. They run from anywhere from 8 minutes to 24 minutes. Also provided is an 8-minute vintage making of that provides a fun look at some ‘80s interviews. Rounding everything out is a trailer. No commentary this time
