classicsoncall Upon viewing, no one should remain under the impression this was supposed to be a serious assassin movie. Gee, I can't believe I even wrote that. And just in case you're wondering how this film stacks up to "King Kong Lives", I'd say it's about a toss-up. This one does to the assassin genre what 'KKL' does to big ape flicks.The biggest kick I got out of this was Elliott Gould doing his low key Jewish husband bit attempting to score a drink whenever he got the chance. There has to be a joke in there somewhere regarding his choice of rum and prune juice but it's escaping me right now. Oh yeah, come to think of it, I believe it's called a pile-driver.There's really nothing to take too seriously about this flick, so just sit back and enjoy the silliness if you can. Personally, I could have used more of Sab Shimono in the story, he's always good for that deadpan brand of comic relief. China Chow was an interesting actress portraying his daughter Keiko Nishi, though it would have been a bit more believable (like the rest was?) if she was a few years older. The only real question I have after watching this one was what the heck were Melvin Smiley's (Wahlberg) garbage bags made out of?

edwagreen Inane farce regarding a hit man whose girlfriend is in debt. He therefore decides to kidnap a Japanese young woman, not knowing that her millionaire father is really bankrupt, and that the kidnapped girl is the goddaughter of his crime boss.To add to this nonsense is the extra comic relief brought about by Elliot Gould and Lainie Kazan, as the girlfriend's Jewish parents. Kazan, a riot, is against marriage for the couple as the Wahlberg character is Catholic.Lou Diamond Philips is the heavy here. We have the usual explosive scenes along with periodic car chases.Fun, but quite silly.

omarh92 I am shocked IMDb gave this a 5.1, this movie deserves MUCH higher and here is why, first of the action was quite brilliant, the gun slinging was great! The here and there comedy moments add ons they shot in the movie ended up being great laughter, in fact VERY good laugh, the acting is great no doubt, everyone played a nice role in a great story too, Mark Walberg and Lou Diamond Phillips were most certainly the best off course, great decision to put those 2 in the same movie and work together they make a great team, this movie deserves an 8 and not a 5, so give it a chance and shot, you will love this forsure, This is Mark Walberg at his best.

Jeff Wells Why hit men Mark Wahlberg (Melvin Smiley), Lou Diamond Phillips (Cisco), Bokeem Woodbine (Crunch), and Antonio Sabato Jr. (Vince) are nearly naked in an early locker room scene in this dreadful movie is beyond me. Bokeem Woodbine has one up on his muscle-bound buddies: he's simply fascinated with the subject of masturbation; he's even the Customer of the Month at his local video store. "The Big Hit" never knows if it's a comedy, a parody, an action film, or a love story. The four genres, so mixed up, simply meld into one big mess. Christina Applegate (Pam Shulman) plays well as Mark Wahlberg's girlfriend; the only funny segment of this hopeless flick happens when her parents, the Shulmans (played by Lainie Kazan and Elliott Gould) come to visit. Melvin and Pam want the Shulmans' marriage blessing, but Melvin isn't Jewish, and that doesn't necessarily sit right for the Shulmans, especially Mr. Shulman, who has a rather interesting way of looking at things. Lainie Kazan and Elliott Gould breathed life into this dead zone (Elliott Gould looks pretty darned good); their appearance in this dull film upgraded the IMDb rating from a 1 to a 2.