MIDNIGHT WARRIOR is one of many cheap and gritty thrillers that PM Entertainment were putting out in the late 1980s before they moved into bigger-budgeted action flicks in the 1990s. This one feels like an '80s version of NIGHTCRAWLER and involves a TV cameraman who ends up reporting extreme news for his ratings-hungry network boss.
Along the way he uncovers a conspiracy of sorts and is thrown into the thick of danger. Like many PM films, this one is almost exclusively shot at night in various dark and dingy locations. The set-pieces include a suicidal woman threatening to jump off a roof and someone trapped in a burning car. The cast is as undistinguished as the direction, and despite the interesting premise, this film fails to ignite.
Along the way he uncovers a conspiracy of sorts and is thrown into the thick of danger. Like many PM films, this one is almost exclusively shot at night in various dark and dingy locations. The set-pieces include a suicidal woman threatening to jump off a roof and someone trapped in a burning car. The cast is as undistinguished as the direction, and despite the interesting premise, this film fails to ignite.