Film199891 min

The Big Hit

Name: The Big Hit
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Released: 1998
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, China Chow, Avery Brooks

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedythrillercrimefastunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Nothing's more dangerous than some nice guys... with a little time to kill."

Boxlist takeExpect a very fast, stylised comedy, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 299 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB