Review of The Big Hit (1998) by Jacob D — 04 Dec 2014
The action film satire The Big Hit delivers some good laughs but is a little too silly. In need of money to support his fiancee and a mistress mob hitman Melvin Smiley takes a side job kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy businessman, but things go sideways when she turns out to also be the goddaughter of his mob boss.
Starring Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, and Avery Brooks, the cast is pretty strong, but the performances are uneven and cartoonish. However, some blame has to go to the script, which is poorly written and full of problems.
Yet the over-the-top craziness works in the film's favor at times, and is kind of fun. The Big Hit has its moments, but it doesn't really come together in the end.
This review of The Big Hit (1998) was written by Jacob D on 04 Dec 2014.
The Big Hit has generally received mixed reviews.
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