The Big Hit Reviews

To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Mark Whalberg, I thought I should give it a try. Honestly, I wasn't really good, I'm afraid. Apparently, they tried to make one of those action-comedy from Hong-Kong (the director, Kirk Wong, was even from Hong-Kong) but the end-result was pretty disappointing. Indeed, the humor was ever bad or too tongue-in-cheek and the action scenes with some typical slow-motion were not really impressive. Mark Whalber, who wasn't yet a big star at the time, was not bad at all though and there was something actually quite appealing about his character. Even better was Lou Diamond Phillips who seriously stole the show every time he was on the screen. Unfortunately, all the other characters were uninteresting or downright obnxious. All the way, you could feel that there was some potential, that it could have been actually decent, but the whole thing never took off and it was simply rather underwhelming. To conclude, it is a pretty average flick and it is not really worth a look, even if you like the genre.

This was a fully awesome movie. Finally a movie worth watching that is entertaining from start to finish.

The movie is all about a successful young hit man who kills for a living - it's the only thing he's good at. He and his three teammates decide to kidnap the daughter of a rich businessman to earn some extra cash. What they don't know is that he is bankrupt, and that the girl is their boss's goddaughter. So their boss as you can imagine is furious, and one of the kidnappers is called to help him track down responsible, so they have to look innocent and track down their teammates and kill them with no choice if they want to stay alive themselves. Meanwhile the kidnappers have no idea what is happening, and the hit man falls in love with the kidnapping victim, changing the job for everyone.

I thought this storyline was original and hilarious. It could have worked if it took a more serious side and made things less of a joke, it still would have been just as good. It is a pretty action packed movie though, if you like big explosions and car chases then this won't disappoint you. It's not really intense because of the comedy and funny lines; it can make the most serious things in the movie quite funny.

Mark Wahlberg was the reason I picked this up in the first place, and as I expected he was fantastic as he always is. He is a great action movie star, not too bad looking and extremely talented. Two thumbs up for him. The other casting choices were perfect for the roles they played. Apart from a few exceptions there was nothing wrong with the cast. I especially enjoyed seeing Lou Diamond Phillips in this movie; he made the whole thing more entertaining.

I can't really figure out what would have made this movie better. It deserves the 3.5 stars and maybe even more.. perhaps if they made some of the scenes a bit more serious and believable? This is still a great comedy/action flick that I imagine you could watch over and over again. If you haven't seen this already - you should really see this!