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.
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Cast
- Mark WahlbergMelvin Smiley
- Lou Diamond PhillipsCisco
- Christina ApplegatePam Shulman
- China ChowKeiko Nishi
- Avery BrooksParis
- Antonio Sabàto, Jr.Vince
- Bokeem WoodbineCrunch
- Elliott GouldMorton Shulman
- Lainie KazanJeanne Shulman
- Robin DunneGump
- 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Score it big-time inane but a load of fun. - 75
San Francisco Examiner
One of the funniest movies to come along in awhile. - 70
Variety
Unquestionably a slick piece of goods. The training and experience of Wong and his crew --- culled largely from such action series as "La Femme Nikita" and "Once a Thief" --- keep the film lively and vivid. - 63
ReelViews
This movie isn't afraid of venturing into the realm of bad taste -- in fact, it revels in it. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
This isn't a movie so much as a marketing strategy -- a moving poster loosely disguised as a motion picture. - 30
Los Angeles Times
That rarest of all genre hybrids, the screwball-romantic-action-situation-black comedy. Rare for good reason. Who'd want to see a thing like that? - 30
The New York Times
A high-concept, low-reward hodgepodge that mingles elaborate stunts and shootouts with stereotypical ethnic humor. - 20
The A.V. Club
The Big Hit goes beyond the call of duty in terms of hateful, crass exploitation.