Robert De Niro's in good form as a modern-day bounty hunter intent on capturing his biggest prize in years - bail-jumping embezzler Charles Grodin - and taking him across country from New York to Los Angeles.

It should be an easy job, a 'midnight run', but the accountant has robbed the Mafia.

Soon enough, the FBI, the Mob and a rival bounty hunter are all in pursuit.

Subsequent developments in this light thriller run like a slightly darker 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles', with enough action to keep the plot in a state of perpetual motion.

Beverly Hills Cop director Martin Brest handles the action with élan and the by-play between odd couple De Niro and Grodin produces some amusing sparks.