what can one say about their favorite movie . a movie that would make one laugh and in suspense and excited and and even touch . a film that take two personality which clash and and learn to get along with each other and to where they actually care for one another in the end . a film that touch one soul and be a film that one can consider to be their favorite of all time . robert de niro play jack walsh and a ex chicago police officer who be currently a bounty hunter . he work in los angeles for eddie moscone ( joe pantoliano ) who be a bail bond man . eddie offer jack a job to catch and bring back the infamous jonathan the duke markukas ( charles grodin ) . jonathan be a accountant who steal million of jimmy serrano ( dennis farina ) money and and give it all to charity . jonathan jump bail and be in hide . jack need to find john and bring him to the l. a. county jail within four day and and jack will collect 100 thousand dollar . jack do find john and in new york city and the first day . but jack have many people follow him . first there the fbi and lead by alonzo mosely ( yaphet kotto ) who want john to testify against jimmy serrano . second there tony darvo ( richard foronjy ) and robert miranda ( joey ) and two dim wit work for serrano and who want john dead . then there be marvin dofler ( john ashton ) and another bounty hunter who want john also and but for a small price . from there on and it a cross country trip which involve all of the men look for jack and john . a film which have some very exciting moment with action . other moment where the scene be intense where jack and john life be in danger . and scene where the two men share each other thought and feeling and which surprisingly make the movie touching . the acting by de niro be at his best . he do his usual tough guy attitude and but he also mix it with some humor and and emotion . charles grodin be also great a the sensitive accountant who be the exact opposite of jack personality . and dennis farina be funny and scary a the outraged mob bos who have a vicious attitude . the music by danny elfman and i find to be his career best . it not like his famous batman and bettlejuice and or sleepy hollow style of score . it more like a mixture classic chicago rhythm and blue and which even elfman himself consider to be his most unusual score . the writing by george gallo be also excellent . he manage to fit a cross country story within two hour of time and while still bring out personality of the character and make sure there be no hole in the plot . he also manage to have some very funny scene involve jack and john . and the direction by martin brest be outstanding . he keep the movie at a very fast pace and without any slow down . he do brilliant move like have de niro and grodin improvise their line while argue . brest also do a great job by make the film enjoyable for it 125 minute . this be a movie that touch me and it can be consider a man movie on the surface . but take apart this film and and it also a film that woman can enjoy also . the most emotional scene involve jack see his ex wife and daughter after not see them for ten year . it show that everybody make a mistake in life and and that we can all try to forgive people that emotionally hurt u . people say that one can identify a person personality by the movie and music that they like . to find out what i be like and pop in this movie into your dvd player or vcr and and you will see . say this movie be good than citizen kane and star war and godfather and and go with the wind be a pretty bold statement . but and the character of jack walsh show my personality . this be the way i be and therefore it my favorite movie of all time . and i be not the only one and robert de niro say on a interview on oprah winfrey and that this be his most enjoyable film that he do . ( out of five while the best movie of all time ) .