Midnight Run touches on one of the great mysteries of the movies: How is it that the tritest material can come to life when touched by the right director and the right actors?
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jul 2013
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Grodin and De Niro are different kinds of actors, but they share a knack for detail and a gift for understatement that keeps their scenes together crackling.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jul 2013
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De Niro is nervily hilarious and Grodin nervelessly exceptional in Midnight Run, a formula buddy movie exalted to insta-classic status by their performances.
– Carrie Rickey,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
30 Jul 2013
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A performance like De Niro's, in a well-made entertainment like Midnight Run, is cheap at any price. And capable of restoring the audience's faith in the form.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
30 Jul 2013
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Who said movies always have to be original? This one is redeemed by execution and brilliant talent: De Niro, Grodin, director Martin Brest, composer Danny Elfman, most of the cast and technicians.