Run All Night

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I love the action hero Liam Neeson. He's one of my favorites. He has a certain style of drama that he brings to the gritty crime drama- style, that's mixed with this slick over the top action. He has this thing were he does a slow motion gunshot that's becoming his signature. Doesn't hurt that he's a finer actor than most action stars, either. Anyway, If you're not a huge fan of the formulated action movies that Neeson puts out once or twice a year, This may change your mind. It follows the format perfectly but somehow this one was done with more excellence than his last features, A Walk among the Tombstones and Taken 3. Neeson plays mob hit-man Jimmy Conlon who's haunted into depression by his past when his son, Mike witnesses a crime that forces Jimmy to come to his aid by killing his only friend, Shawn's son. Now Shawn uses his connections in the criminal underworld to stop at nothing to get vengeance for his boy. It's dark and it was gritty like Walk among the Tombstones but the energy coming from it was more kinetic. This may have something to do with the acting of not just Neeson (who gave a great performance), but also of Robocop's Joel Kinnaman who was a great supporting actor as Neeson's son. We also had another legendary actor, Ed Harris as Shawn Mcguire, the main antagonist. The interesting relationship the Protagonist had with the Antagonist worked because they had such great actors in this role. Shout out to recent Academy Award winner, Common for his role in the film as a relentless hit man, who personified Neeson's style of slick but subtle action. Also have to mention Vincent D'Onofrio contribution to this acting fold that help this complex story along. Overall, I think this one stands out more than his other action dramas cause Neeson did not have to carry this by himself. Neeson with an excellent ensemble cast is what did it this time, and makes it definitely worth seeing above his others.

RUN ALL NIGHT (2015) ***1/2 Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Boyd Holbrook, Bruce McGill, Genesis Rodriguez, Vincent D'Onofrio, Common, Lois Smith, Patricia Kalember (Unbilled cameo: Nick Nolte) Old school gangster film-of-sorts with Neeson in top form as a drunken washed up hit-man whose estranged son (Kinnaman) runs afoul of his boss and lifelong friend Harris in a sins-of-the-father/honor-among-thieves vengeance actioner set on one night in neo noir Manhattan. Lean and taut screenplay by Brad Ingelsby and fluid direction by Jaume Collet-Serra keeps things lively in a predictable yet entertaining genre piece thanks largely to skillful acting by its leads Neeson with his best world-weary flinty resolve and Harris as a reptilian eyed villain with nary a flinch at the bloodshed and body counts amounting in the wake of an eye for an eye.

A former hit man(Liam Neeson) from protect his estranged son(Joel Kinneman) from his friend(Ed Harris) who is a mobster, after he kills his son to protect his. Will father and son survive the night? A well made action thriller, that never really glorify the characters action. I like the performances of Neeson and Harris they have such great chemistry, and are really intense. Joel Kinneman is also really good here. I would consider this better than Taken 3, this film at least is more realistic, and we really get in the characters head. I believe if you like an action thriller, then Run All Night is that movie for you. I hope you won't be disappointed, like I wasn't.

Fluently put together and entertaining enough for it not to be forgotten as easily as it could have been, yet it falls short in achieving both what it could have and what it promises to, that being a remarkable and unique action thriller. All of the problems "Run All Night" has seem to tie in together and make just one big problem: it simply does not use its potential and it does not use it exactly because of the problems it has. Firstly it does not use its well defined characters to its advantage and ultimately even fails to stick to some. Moreover way to many times the film descends into ultra-generic territory: I was watching the film, entertained and time and time again what it seemed to be leading up to wasn't as interesting as I wanted it to be, it was a situation I had seen times and times again and I was repeatedly left asking myself "so that was all?". The director also hints at a very original eye for visuals, just as the whole movie hints at a better, more intriguing and surprising film, but ultimately both fail to the delver what they promised. The visual style and editing style had some brief brilliant moments, but for the majority falls into, again, ultra-generic and fast-cut distracting action scene. Way too many times I wondered why hadn't the director shot a scene in another way which could have made it incredibly and vastly more fascinating to watch. That is not to say that there are many redeemable qualities. First and foremost there is genuine tension mostly because of the well rounded characters for whom I had a surprisingly positive emotional connection and didn't realize so until the end. Helping this is a fantastic cast that delivers the majority of the goods. Neeson is obviously charismatic, he isn't phoning it in, he is giving a heartfelt performance that definitely delivered. Ed Harris is in my opinion one of the best actors of history possibly and this is further proof that he simply can do no wrong, he has a presence on screen that is very hard to match. Even Kinnaman, whom I have been a critic of, is delivering a good enough performance. Lastly, the story doesn't ever realize its potential as I said, but it still makes for a very riveting premise that kept me hooked until the end, despite an overlong duration. I had a good share of fun and excitement, but I was disappointed to see such a good opportunity ending up being another average film.

The first impression of Liam Neeson in this year is for sure not so good , with his Taken 3 is pretty terrible , for sure it's not his fault in most part but it's still the movie he starring in. After just only 2 months here we go again with a new Liam Neeson movie "Run All Night " which makes me feels like i don't know what to expected from this movie since like i said before Taken 3 is terrible and the movie trailer feels boring and repetitive. But after i saw this movie i really think there's still hope in Liam Neeson movie with Run All Night being this good. The most surprising thing in this movie for me is the script is actually really good Brad Inglesby used the relationship between father and son in the movie and tie it to the main conflict of the movie really well. Also the 2 main characters which is Liam Neeson and Ed Harris characters are so good that just make watching them try to kill / revenge each other fun to watch. The Director Jaume Collet-Serra is pretty good in this movie too , with his fun and exciting storytelling , although i wish he use the "Survive in One Night" theme more because right now i just don't feel like the movie have to use that theme at all. Overall Run All Night is a good action movie with good action scene , great characters and the movie always know what it want to tell , which is how much father love their son , even their son is totally a terrible person they still love them and will do anything to help them.

Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his son. Run all Night stars Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Ed Harris and is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra who brought us Unknown and Non-Stop. It's an exciting and funny movie to watch when you have nothing else to do and you're bored. It is quiet entertaining for what it is. People should know that by now: don't mess with Liam Neeson's family! When I first saw the trailer I was expecting yet another "not-so- good" film starring Liam Neeson such as Walk Among the Tombstones; but this film is definitely a good action movie with some drama thriller touches here and there. At first, Liam Neeson is just a beaten drunk broken man and throughout the film you really start to care about this man who is hunted by some of the things he's done in his past; as well as his son and Ed Harris characters. You really feel like they have a past, it feels like things have happened to them before; which shows a very well built story. Those are the best characters: when you're able to envision character's background before the movie start, they exist beyond the movie. In fact, this movie takes place in a city in one night, which is a good thing for the action plot because everyone is constantly moving. However, on the other hand it makes things a little hard to keep up with this bunch of informations: cops, drug dealers, mob bosses, Liam Neeson and his son, his son's family and their relationship with him, his relationship with Ed Harris and last but not least an assassin is thrown in the middle of everything. This cool hit-man stars Common and it would be great to know more about his story rather than being thrown out there with his futuristic Google glasses (which were super cool by the way). Finally, there's one cameo scene that I won't spoil; it seems a little bit forced and completely irrelevant to the main plot of the movie. It doesn't fit in at all, it's like a completely different movie. Overall Run All Night is not as good as the first Taken movie but it ads a little more heart, substance and more depth though. It's very fun and suspenseful thriller, it has good characters and good action sequences.

RUN ALL NIGHT is the best sins-of-the-fathers revenge thrillers I've seen in a long time. Liam Neeson Vs. Ed Harris is like Ali and Liston in a ring and they're just so damn good, you'd want the rounds to keep going. A bloody, hard-hitting mob action/drama that would sure entertain us gangster movie fans everywhere. It's an unforgiving city in RUN ALL NIGHT. Liam Neeson plays professional Brooklyn pitman, Jimmy "The Gravedigger" Conlon, who's best friends with his boss, Sean Maguire. But when Sean's son, Danny, is about to kill Jimmy's son, Michael, Jimmy does what he needs to protect Michael at all cost. Hunted by the mobs, Jimmy and Michael must survive the night and hope that they can get their version of the truth to the only good cop in town. The scene of Ed Harris and Liam Neeson in a restaurant across from each other, face to face, is reminiscent of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro's iconic scene in Michael Mann's "Heat," the difference is Ed and Liam's characters share a background, they share a past, you get to see Ed and Liam both stating their cases, exchanging threats, it's a display of caliber performances, anytime you get two heavyweight actors like this in a room together, you'd want them to throw lines at each other that would set the tone for the rest of the movie, that there's going to be bloodbath from that point forward. The final conflict between those two characters is more or less a carbon copy of screenwriter Brad Ingelsby's previous film, "Out Of The Furnace," it does give you the impression like Ingelsby can't come up with a different scenario and you wonder if he's going to rehash the same thing again in his next movie, but RUN ALL NIGHT aims to give you a satisfying closure, just like those Martin Scorsese's gangster movies where you just know that the bad guys will eat a bullet, there's no room for them to walk into the sunset breathing free. Another thing that's interesting about Liam Neeson's character, Jimmy, is, well, the way we can describe it is.. what if Whitey Bulger had a conscience?! Liam's Jimmy is pretty much Whitey with regrets. Director Jaumet Collet-Serra's previous run with Liam Neeson was 2011's "Unknown" and 2014's "Non-Stop" both of which didn't impress me, I guess third time's the charm. Instead of a plane, this time Collet-Serra has everybody in New York city hunting down Liam and Joel Kinnaman. And what you get is a gritty, merciless, well-shot movie with so many gun fights, you would think that you're watching a western flick. And I like that, this is what we want from a revenge thriller. And in the middle of the storm is the father-and-son redemption drama that leaves a lasting impression. Read more at Ramascreen.Com

I haven't seen any of the Taken films, but I've seen almost every 007 film and a handful of engaging others belonging to the genre, enough for me to say that RUN ALL NIGHT isn't one of them. The entirety of the movie screams overkill, and almost every single part of it comes across as another reenactment of a familiar scene from another movie. It gathers attention once it spins out all the action and cat-and-mouse chases, but only up to a point when the sequences already strike as merely another version, only much worse, of what we've seen from another film. On times when the movie desperately pushes the level of violence one notch higher, it messes up further, no thanks to its horribly written script. Even the fact that this movie has overly qualified actors on its payroll, doesn't make any sense, as it gets overshadowed by its unfocused narrative and unsatisfying execution. If it's any consolation, RUN ALL NIGHT has beautifully captured action sequences, some of which, breathtaking, but you can't expect of anything beyond that. Waiting for this movie show progress (and I'm not saying there's any) is as painful as watching a sportscar blaringly screech its wheels through the road, but barely leaves its place at all. Can't say if this is Neeson's worst, but certainly, among I've seen, this is one.

Another standard run-of-the-mill action movie. You have your ex mob hit-man who is sucked back into the life-cliché. You have your car chase, your bad guys who cant hit a target no matter how many times they fire. You have your corrupt cops and your hero who kills a few hundred people and then kills the boss that he used to work for. Nothing original to be found anywhere. Generic acting, generic dialogue, generic everything. If you like to see the same movie you have seen a gazillion times, watch it, you will not be disappointed. If you want to see something new, avoid at all costs.