Run All Night (film)

Run All Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jaume Collet-Serra
Produced by	Roy Lee Michael Tadross Brooklyn Weaver
Written by	Brad Ingelsby
Starring	Liam Neeson Joel Kinnaman Vincent D'Onofrio Nick Nolte Bruce McGill Genesis Rodriguez Common Ed Harris
Music by	Junkie XL
Cinematography	Martin Ruhe
Edited by	Dirk Westervelt
Production company	Vertigo Entertainment RatPac-Dune Entertainment Energy Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09) (New York City premiere) March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13) (United States)
Running time	114 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$61.6 million (gross)[2] $50 million (net)[3]
Box office	$71.7 million[3]

Run All Night is a 2015 American action crime thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Brad Ingelsby. The film stars Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Common and Ed Harris, and was released on March 13, 2015.^[4]

Plot

Haunted by the ghosts of his past, former Irish mob enforcer Jimmy "The Gravedigger" Conlon (Liam Neeson) has become an angry drunk, unable to connect with his son Mike (Joel Kinnaman), a retired professional boxer who mentors at-risk kids at the local gym. Disgusted by his father's actions, Mike refuses to involve him in the lives of his daughters, Catelyn and Lily.

Jimmy's old boss and closest friend, Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris), rejects an offer to allow sale of Albanian heroin in his territory. His son Danny, who received a large fee to arrange the deal, is told to return the money or suffer the consequences.

Mike, moonlighting as a chauffeur, takes the two Albanian creditors to Danny's house. The deal goes bad once Danny reveals that he doesn't have the money, and a brief shootout ensues which kills one of the Albanians. The other Albanian, wounded, stumbles out of Danny's flat and attempts to escape, only to be shot dead by Danny. The events are witnessed by Mike and Legs, an at-risk kid from the local gym, and are captured on Legs's phone. Danny spots Mike witnessing the murder from his limousine and attempts to kill him, only for Mike to escape.

Jimmy gets Mike to promise not to rat out Danny. As he's leaving Mike's house, he spots Danny trying to kill his son and shoots him before Danny can fire. Shawn sends dirty cops to pick up Mike and kill him, but Jimmy rescues him and takes him to his family. He meets Shawn and tells him both that Danny was about to kill his son and that he might have to speak to the cops about his criminal past; Shawn furiously says that the cops don't care about anything Jimmy knows that that he will first kill Mike and his family and then let Jimmy feel what he feels (losing his son) before he finally ends Jimmy's life. Jimmy sends Mike's family to a remote cabin and takes Mike with him to retrieve proof of his innocence. Andrew Price (Common), an assassin hired by Shawn, intercepts them before they can collect the evidence. Jimmy is able to subdue him, but is shot in the process. Jimmy later contacts Det. Harding (Vincent D'Onofrio), an honest cop who has never been able to build a case against Jimmy. Harding says that witnesses say that Mike was the shooter instead of Danny, but Jimmy is able to more or less make a deal with him: he'll prove Mike was innocent and then turn himself in with a list of all the people he murdered in his mob career.

The two hide at Jimmy's brother Eddie's house, where Eddie reveals that Jimmy only has loyalty to Shawn - he once killed his own cousin to prevent him testifying against Shawn. Disgusted and unwilling to trust his father, Mike leaves Jimmy and returns to his family. Seeking to end the blood feud, Jimmy attacks Shawn's hideout and kills his gang. Jimmy tracks Shawn down to some nearby train tracks and stationary trains where he gets the drop on his boss and best friend, shooting him and staying by his side as Shawn dies.

Mike goes to the cabin and alerts the police to his location, not knowing that a neighborhood kid who trained at Mike's gym has turned over evidence showing the truth about Mike's innocence. Jimmy goes to Mike and his wife's cabin, shocking his son by revealing he murdered Shawn and his gang, where he first meets his grandchildren (and is first identified by his son as their grandfather). Mike takes his family out while he thinks over his mistakes. Price returns and attacks the cabin, shooting Jimmy and then hunting down Mike. Mike flees and tries to shoot Price, whose body armor and superior training protects him; Mike swiftly runs out of ammunition. Jimmy, struggling with his mortal wound, manages to kill Price just as he corners Mike. Mike runs up to Jimmy and finally calls him as "Dad", showing that he has at last accepted him as his father. The police arrive and clear Mike of the murders as Jimmy dies, holding the list of his past victims as promised to Det. Harding. Later on, Mike is seen at his house, preparing for work. He takes one last look at a picture of him and his dad, having finally forgiven him for his past.

Cast

Production

In January 2012, Warner Bros. acquired Brad Ingelsby's script The All-Nighter for a six-figure sum.^[7] During the following November, Liam Neeson entered negotiations to star in the film and became a lock in January 2013.^[8][9] At this time, director Jaume Collet-Serra became attached to the film and the title was changed to Run All Night.^[10]

Principal photography began on October 3, 2013.^[11][12]

Music

The musical score for Run All Night was composed by Junkie XL.^[13] Discussing the leitmotifs, Junkie XL said, "I thought it was much more interesting to look at this movie from an emotional point of view instead of from an actioner point of view."^[14] The score was recorded at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. Studios, featuring a 70-piece string orchestra and a large low brass ensemble.^[15] A soundtrack album was released on March 10, 2015 through WaterTower Music.^[16]

Instrumentation:

• String: violins, violas, violiocellos, double basses (70 players)
• Brass: 12 French Horns, 8 Trombones, bass trombones, cimbasso

Other songs featured in the film include:^[17]

• "Christmas Auld Lang Syne" by Bobby Darin
• "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" by Dope
• "Nasty" by Nas
• "No Way Out" by Dope
• "Fairytale of New York" (feat. Kristy MacColl) by The Pogues

Reception

Box office

Run All Night grossed $26.5 million in North America and $45.1 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $71.6 million, against a budget of $50 million.^[3]

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $11 million, finishing second at the box office behind Cinderella ($70.1 million).

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes lists a 60% approval rating, based on 158 reviews, with a rating average of 5.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Liam Neeson is in typically fine form, but Run All Night suffers from a convoluted plot and workmanlike execution."^[18] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 59 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[19] According to CinemaScore, audiences gave the film a grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.^[20]

References

External links

• Official website
• Run All Night at the Internet Movie Database
• Run All Night at Box Office Mojo
• Run All Night at Rotten Tomatoes
• [http://www.metacritic.com/movie/run-all-night

Run All Night] at Metacritic