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.
The Big Hit has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Big Hit was released in 1998 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 392 reviews, giving The Big Hit (1998) an average rating of 45%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 74%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 45%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Big Hit than critics were.
With a score of 45%, The Big Hit is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1998, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1998 with similar scores include films like Very Bad Things and Holy Man.
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