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The Big Hit

1998 · 1h 31m · Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

IMDb 6.1 Metacritic 31 RT 41%

Skip it. 'The Big Hit' is a '90s action-comedy that never quite lands the laughs or thrills—the critics agree it's a messy, forgettable crime caper with Mark Wahlberg playing against type but not in a way that justifies sitting through 84 minutes of this. Save your evening for something that actually works.

Plot

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: Kirk Wong Chi-Keung

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks, Bokeem Woodbine

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