Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.
Run All Night is a competent but familiar crime thriller. Liam Neeson delivers his reliable gruff intensity and Ed Harris is a strong screen presence, but the film doesn't push either actor to their limits. The plot follows a well-worn redemption arc — aging hitman protecting his son from the mob he served — hitting expected beats without much surprise. Visually, director Jaume Collet-Serra brings some kinetic energy and slick nighttime cinematography, though nothing truly distinctive. The concept recycles familiar father-son crime thriller DNA (echoes of A Walk Among the Tombstones and Neeson's own action catalog). The ending resolves predictably and somewhat flatly, undercutting the emotional stakes it tried to build over the night's events.