| The Big Hit Review |
| by Christian Pyle |
| "The Big Hit" didn't live up to its name at the box office, but it should have.
It's a delightful surprise that left me chuckling even after it was over. more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| The Big Hit does not explicitly state that it takes place in the present
day. I’m only guessing that it’s supposed to, but I still remain
completely stumped. See, the problem is that the characters use phrases
that were rubbed into the ground over ten...more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Jason Overbeck |
| In The Big Hit Melvin Smiley (Mark Walhberg) has many problems:
He has just kidnapped the daughter of a broke millionaire
He has inept and corrupt partners who scam him of hard-earned money
He has a problem with people disliking him and he has chosen to...more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Chris T. Dias |
| STARRING: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate,
Avery Brooks, Bokeem Woodbine, Lainie Kazan, Elliott Gould WRITTEN BY:
Ben Ramsey DIRECTED BY: Che-Kirk Wong. more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| Review Date: May 9, 1998
Director: Che-Kirk Wong
Writer: Ben Ramsey
Producers: Wesley Snipes and Warren Zide
Actors: Mark Wahlberg as Melvin Smiley
Lou Diamond Phillips as Cisco
Christina Applegate as Pam Shulman
Genre: Action /...more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------
THE BIG HIT
A film review by Ram Samudrala
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| The Big Hit Review |
| by Steve Harbaugh |
| The Big Hit (1998)
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Starring -
Mark Wahlberg--- Melvin
Lou Diamond Phillips--- Cisco
Christina Applegate--- Pam
Avery Brooks--- Paris
Bokeem Woodbine--- Crunch
Antonio Sabato Jr.--- Vince
Lela Rochon--- Chantel
China Chow--- Keiko
Lainie...more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Bill Chambers |
| (F-i-l-m-f-r-e-a-k-c-e-n-t-r-a-l spells relief-
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/7504
I just added the first installments of an idiotic film journal.
Don't forget to recommend a movie in the 'Can't Miss' section!) more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Josh Hammonds |
| Capsule: Suprisingly more of a comedy than a straight action flick, which
isn't necessarily a bad thing. Not exactly Oscar caliber, but one helluva
bullet-riddled good time. more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Craig Roush |
| Release Date: April 24, 1998
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate,
Avery Brooks, Bokeem Woodbine, Lela Rochon, China Chow, Antonio Sabato
Jr.
Directed by: Kirk Wong
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Entertainment / TriStar...more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Chris Webb |
| Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery
Brooks, China Chow, Antonio Sabato Jr., Elliot Gould, Lainie Kazan,
Bokeen Woodbine, Sab Shimono. Directed by Che Kirk Wong. Written by
Ben Ramsey. more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Michael Redman |
| The United States is touted as the great melting pot. In the grand scheme of
things, it's a relatively new country and once those pesky native inhabitants
were corralled, there was plenty of space for immigrants. Peoples from all
nations moved in and...more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| Are you male, under 19, and have the attention span of an ant? If you
answered "yes" to all of these questions read no further. The Big Hit is a
movie for you: go see it now. For the rest, please read on and see if
you'll enjoy this movie or not. more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by James Kendrick |
| Director: Che-Kirk Wong || Screenplay: Ben Ramsey || Stars: Mark
Wahlberg (Melvin Smiley), Lou Diamond Phillips (Cisco), Christina
Applegate (Pam Schulman), Avery Brooks (Paris), Bokeem Woodbine
(Crunch), Lela Rochon (Chantel), China Chow (Keiko Nishi),...more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Serdar Yegulalp |
| The more I think about this movie, the more I hate it. THE BIG HIT is a loud,
obnoxious, and doltish-supposed-to-be-funny attempt at a Hollywood Hong Kong
shootsploitation movie that falls smack on its face on nearly every count. more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Yen, Homer |
| Here is a movie that sadly follows the Hong Kong-recipe of moviemaking
and storytelling to the letter. These kinds of movies are marked by an
eye-opening sequence that introduces us to the main characters; a
life-and-death plot in which these characters...more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by R. L. Strong |
| "THE BIG HIT"
Review by R. L. Strong
A Sony Pictures Entertainment release of a Tri-Star Pictures
presentation
of an Amen Ra Films/Zide-Perry/Lion Rock...more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| United States, 1998
U.S. Release Date: 4/24/98 (wide)
Running Length: 1:33
MPAA Classification: R (Profanity, violence, nudity, bad taste)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Kirk Wong
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery
Brooks, Bokeem Woodbine, Lela Rochon
Screenplay: Ben Ramsey
Producers: Wesley Snipes, Warren Zide
Runtime:
US Distribution: Sony Pictures/TriStar
Rated R: ...more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Kevin Thomas Troy |
| _The Big Hit_ is absolutely awful. It's supposed to be a spoof
of Hong Kong shoot-em-up movies like _The Killer_, only it's
not funny, and the action scenes are boring. more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Rating: 2.0 stars (out of 4.0)
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Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Although his best-known work is a Jackie Chan vehicle, Hong Kong director
Che-Kirk Wong appeared to be an odd choice to direct a quirky action
comedy; after all, the Chan film in question, 1993's Crime Story, is known
among the Jackie faithful as his...more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Too many movies these days aren't smart enough to realize they
would have been infinitely better recast as parodies - FIRESTORM and
HARD RAIN come immediately to mind. Arguably the best thing that can
be said about THE BIG HIT is that it is smart...more |
| The Big Hit Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| The Big Hit is a ridiculous ultraviolent action spoof. It does not take
itself seriously, and neither should you. It's not the typical
action-comedy, but once you get adjusted to its unique rhythms, it
becomes a hilarious satire. more |
