The Big Hit( 1998)

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60%

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Nothing's more dangerous than some nice guys... with a little time to kill.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Mark Wahlberg
Melvin Smiley
Lou Diamond Phillips
Cisco
Christina Applegate
Pam Shulman
China Chow
Keiko Nishi
Avery Brooks
Paris
Antonio Sabàto, Jr.
Vince
Bokeem Woodbine
Crunch
Elliott Gould
Morton Shulman
Lainie Kazan
Jeanne Shulman
Robin Dunne
Gump
Danny Smith
Video Store Kid
Sab Shimono
Jiro Nishi
Lela Rochon
Chantel
Matt Birman
Theater Thug (uncredited)

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A review by jeremiah

Written by jeremiah on Wed Nov 14 2018

Dudes' Night again last night... thought about skipping posting this it was just so god-awful... Instead I guess I'll write 400 some words about it... :P Hit man Marky Mark "just wants people to like him!" and get's over his head in debt trying to maintain both his mistress' and fiance's lifestyles, all while both treat him like garbage. To get out of debt he joins his "Funky Bunch" of buddies to ransom the, unknown to them, connected daughter of a, also unknown to them, bankrupt movie mogul. So not only is hit man Marky Mark a door mat, everyone involved in the caper is a dumb-ass. Couple ...