Midnight Man (1995 film)

Midnight Man
Midnight Man
Directed by	John Weidner
Written by	Moshe Diamant (Story); J.B. Lawrence
Produced by	Alan Amiel
Starring	Lorenzo Lamas; James Lew; Mako
Cinematography	Garett Griffin
Edited by	Brian L. Chambers
Music by	Joel Goldsmith; Alex Wilkinson
Production; companies	A.N.A.; MDP Worldwide
Distributed by	Artisan Entertainment
Release date	April 28, 1995;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Midnight Man (also known as Blood for Blood) is a 1995 Direct-To-Video action-thriller film written by J.B. Lawrence, produced by Alan Amiel and directed by John Weidner. The film stars Lorenzo Lamas, James Lew, and Mako.

Plot

LAPD Detective John Kang (Lamas) dreams of a quiet life with his wife and child, but after a blown surveillance operation, those dreams quickly turn bloody when he is targeted for assassination by a ruthless Cambodian warlord. Plagued by memories of a forgotten childhood and trapped in the middle of a brutal gang war, Kang must fight to save his family as the world's deadliest hitman closes in for the kill.

Cast


Actor	Role
Lorenzo Lamas	Detective John Kang
James Lew	Prince Samarki
Mako	Buun Som
Eric Pierpoint	Paddy White
James Shigeta	Mao Mak
Diane DiLascio	Lilly Kang
James T. Callahan	Chief Massey
Jamie Renee Smith	Molly Kang
Steven Vincent Leigh	Tango
Juli Donald	Bridgette
Bill Bolender	Randy
Ronald Hunter	Boris
Sigal Diamant	Officer Cooper
Michael Watson	Ilyia
Jeff Griggs	Steve Lopez
Brett Baxter Clark	Al Gregory
Gerald Hopkins	Spocheck
Brooks Gardner	Lieutenant Chaliapin
Doug Yasuda	Huoy
Raymond Ma	Billy Tan
Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad	Lord Mao Tan
Darryl Fong	Ray Lee
Ilia Volokh	Slav
Tia Riebling	Carla
Victoria Hawley	Asia
David Rowe	Kudo
Lelagi Togisala	Gang Banger
Michael Ballew	Truck Driver
Tom Bloom	Soviet Bodyguard
Andy Langham	Bouncer

Reception

Chris The Brain from Bullets Points Action wrote: "Midnight Man was an enjoyable film that featured a quality cast and some quality martial arts action. But to me it was all the little extras that helped take it from regular Cheeseburger Macaroni to Cheeseburger Macaroni with crumbled bacon on top!"^[1] Matt Poirier from Direct to Video Connoisseur gave it a bad review and stated: "It seems like Lamas has more stinkers than classics, and this is definitely in that former category. It wasn't just that it had limited action, it was the crap that went on when there wasn't action that hurt so much. Sometimes these actioners try too hard to be something other than an actioner, and as a result, we get something messier than it had to be."^[2] Jack Sommersby from eFilmCritic gave the movie two stars and wrote: "The made-for-cable-TV Midnight Man isn't thrilling or swiftly enough paced to generate much in the way of excitement, and with a rather sodden hero at its center, it's not terribly interesting, either."^[3]

References

^ The Brain, Chris. "Bullet Points: Midnight Man aka Blood for Blood". Bullets Points Action. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
^ Poirier, Matt (September 2011). "Blood for Blood aka Midnight Man (1995)". Direct to Video Connoisseur.
^ Sommersby, Jack. "Midnight Man". eFilmCritic. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

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[1] The Brain, Chris. "Bullet Points: Midnight Man aka Blood for Blood". Bullets Points Action. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

[2] Poirier, Matt (September 2011). "Blood for Blood aka Midnight Man (1995)". Direct to Video Connoisseur.

[3] Sommersby, Jack. "Midnight Man". eFilmCritic. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

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