Review of "Midnight Run" by

Okay, its apparently my month to gush because here's another of my all-time favorite films. Robert DiNero plays ex-cop Jack Walsh who was framed by a mob boss (Dennis Farina) in Chicago and kicked off the force. Now he's a bounty hunter and he's out to bring in a bail jumper. The object of his quest is an accountant who also used to work for the mob, but fell out of favor when he started to embezzle the bejeezus out of them. Played by the ultra-sarcastic Charles Grodin, the accountant takes our hero on a cross-country trip back to LA, constantly trying to evade capture by the FBI, and the Mob whose trying to kill Grodin.

The language in this film is definitely R-Rated. The F-word plays a prominent role in every piece of dialogue. If you can get past that, you're in for a real treat. Every scene has a side-splitting gag. If you thought DiNero was funny in "Analyze This", you ain't seen nothin' yet. And one of our favorite actors, Yaphet Kotto (Homicide: Life on the Streets - also now out on DVD!), plays the exasperated FBI Agent Alonzo Moseley who keeps running into people that tell him they just talked to Agent Moseley because our hero DiNero has stolen his badge and ID and keeps flashing it anytime he gets in trouble. Those of you who know the film will understand how much fun I had about 8 years ago when a close friend and her husband were thinking of buying a new bar. When they told us about it, my wife and I both immediately chimed in with, "if I were your accountant, I'd have to seriously advise you not to open..." This DVD is in serious jeopardy of getting worn out in our house!