Review of Run All Night (2015) by Tristan M — 16 Jul 2016

I'm a lover for Liam Neeson movies, even if they aren't exactly all that good, I just like seeing him playing a badass role and looking cool, kinda like Jason Statham. Here he plays a unloved and run down dad, without a wife, and with a son who can't stand looking at him.

He plays the role fairly well, nothing outstanding for him of course, but he's fun to watch nonetheless. I don't know the actor who plays his son, but he seems to be an up and coming tough guy who's in the odd action movie, like.

And Ed Harris is another well known and good actor, who is a good choice for the role he plays here, and still does well as an actor, but is lacking in one-on-one badass action star like Liam is. Overall the movie is different than I expected, I knew it would be better than most movies like it, mostly due to actors involved over anything else, and exciting action.

I was kinda surprised and maybe disappointed in that this Price character who's an hired killer takes the centre for the main bad guy who goes after our framed heroes, but he doesn't ruin anything as such.

The action is good, the scene where Liam breaks into the bad guys bar and shoots up the place, eventually killing Eds character only half way through the movie, and is amusing to watch, although the muzzle flash from Liam's revolver close up looks terrible.

The ending isn't all that special, the headshot on Price from Liam's lever action rifle brings and abrupt end to the chase, and then to my surprise, Liam dies from his wounds up against a tree.

It's not really a happy ending in a sense, but is nice to have a change of pace from movies where they all live and kill that bad guys, and father and son are reunited. Although I hate to see Liam die, this fate may be the best for the film.

Overall it's a good fun movie, there's plenty like it, and the only reason it stands out is due to that cast, everything else is unexceptional.