hilarious odd couple or road movie or cop movie or action comedy package together very well . robert de niro be jack walsh and an ousted former chicago cop now work a a bounty hunter and who be determine to bring in bail jumping accountant jonathan mardukas ( charles grodin ) who embezzle million of dollar from nasty mafioso jimmy serrano ( dennis farina ) . of course and it be not that easy and both the fbi and the mob be on their trail and the whole story snowball into a sorry ordeal along the line of plane and train and automobile a walsh and mardukas be force to continuously change their mode of transportation . this be make back when producer or director martin brest make good movie not notorious box office dud like gigli . he only make a movie once every couple of year so he shouldn not have disappoint everybody like that . anyway and this movie and while rather lengthy and be upbeat and action pack and and pretty funny and a the swaggering de niro and the very dry grodin display perfect odd couple chemistry . good support cast and too and and lively music score by danny elfman . this here be the kind of action comedy that be actually fun to watch and without get lame or stupid or annoy . follow by two make for television movie in which jack walsh be play by christopher mcdonald . i tell you what and you do not co operate and youre gon na be suffer from fist o phobia . positive .