when i come across midnight run while channel surfing and i always stop and stick ( if it the uncut version ) . instant velcro . it start with a bang and doesn not slow down the script and acting and directing be impeccable . there even a scene that get me choke up . and the movie be funny from begin to end . laugh out loud funny . when i be introduce to this movie i hesitate . deniro and . grodin . deniro and the method actor and grodin the limp dishrag . in a buddy comedy . yecch . boy and be i wrong . every major character be perfectly cast and give a nearly perfect performance and and i be not exaggerate . deniro and grodin be the perfect foil and and do not slip into the trite rut lay by a thousand other buddy movie . yaphet kotto and john ashton and dennis farina and joe pantoliano all take what would normally be two dimensional and stereotypical supporting part and imbue them with life and personality and realism . about the uncut version . do not watch the broadcast ( edit ) version . it awful . some of the character be hard bitten and street wise and and the profanity be use a a natural spice and but not gratuitously . if you be easily offend by profanity and even in context and then skip this movie altogether . watch the edited version of this movie would be like view a classic rubens paint with crude pasty and fig leaf awkwardly draw over the naughty bit . watch the premium cable version and or good yet rent ( or buy . ) the video . if youre look for a comedy with depth and bite and wit and excitement and then catch midnight run .