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The Big Hit

Action. Comedy. Thriller Melvin Smiley, a successful young hitman, is living a normal all-day life for his jewish fiancĂ© Pam, but kills for money in Paris' organization. In addition, he has a relationship with a beauty from the neighbourhood and gets bothered by a pimply video store guy, because he did not return "King Kong Lives" for two weeks. He and his three teammates Cisco, Crunch and Vince one day decide to kidnap the daughter of super-rich businessman ... [+]
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United StatesUnited States
SFGATE
SFGATE
"One of the funniest movies to come along in awhile. (...) a whole lot funnier than most comedies. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"  POS
United StatesUnited States
Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle
"For masochists only" NEG
United StatesUnited States
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
"The characters in these movies exist in a Twilight Zone where thousands of rounds of ammunition are fired, but no one ever gets shot unless the plot requires him to. (...) Rating: ★ (out of four)"  NEG
CanadaCanada
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
"This isn't a movie so much as a marketing strategy -- a moving poster loosely disguised as a motion picture." NEU
United StatesUnited States
Variety
Variety
"The training and experience of Wong and his crew keep the film lively and vivid." POS
United StatesUnited States
New York Daily News
New York Daily News
"Mark Wahlberg could lose some of the good will he generated from his performance in 'Boogie Nights' by playing an idiotically gentle killer for hire in The Big Hit'" NEU
United StatesUnited States
Dallas Observer
Dallas Observer
"Manages the seemingly impossible task of being very funny indeed and being as dark as anything Wong has ever made" POS
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