Rotten
The Big Hit is nothing more, or less, than a big goof.
Jack Mathews, Los Angeles Times
The Big Hit
Nothing's more dangerous than some nice guys... with a little time to kill.
1998 · 1h 31m · R
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Kirk Wong Chi-Keung
Overview
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.
Director and cast
- Kirk Wong Chi-Keung Director
- Mark Wahlberg as Melvin Smiley
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Cisco
- Christina Applegate as Pam Shulman
- China Chow as Keiko Nishi
- Avery Brooks as Paris
- Antonio Sabàto, Jr. as Vince
- Bokeem Woodbine as Crunch
- Elliott Gould as Morton Shulman
- Lainie Kazan as Jeanne Shulman
- Robin Dunne as Gump
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
41%
Tomatometer
Fresh
...crude and bloody but effective action comedy...
Susan Stark, Detroit News
Rotten
As low- intelligence entertainment goes, this film is very much a hit-and-miss affair.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
In its non-A-list way, The Big Hit is the most successful attempt yet to transfer the Hong Kong action movie to Hollywood.
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Fresh
Score it big-time inane but a load of fun.
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
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