The Big Hit [Blu-ray] [1998] | ![The Big Hit [Blu-ray] [1998]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51w6wGNY2dL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Kirk Wong
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks, Bokeem Woodbine
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: £19.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 23438
Format: PAL
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: SBR26551
EAN: 5050629655117
ASIN: B000PI3UYU
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
Release Date: May 7, 2007
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Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks, Bokeem WoodbineDirectors: Kirk Wong
Amazon.co.uk
pFilm fans might someday recognize 1997 and '98 as the years Hong Kong came to Hollywood. Stars Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Chow Yun-Fat, Jet Li, and Michelle Yeoh all appeared in major Hollywood projects and directors John Woo, Ronny Yu, and Tsui Hark directed iFace/Off/i, iBride of Chucky/i, and iKnock Off/i, respectively. Another entry into this new era of entertainment is iThe Big Hit/i, directed by Che-Kirk Wong (who also directed Jackie Chan in iCrime Story/i), executive produced by John Woo, and produced by Wesley Snipes. Mark Wahlberg leads this all-American cast in a played-for-laughs macho blowout. Rounding out the testosterone brigade are Lou Diamond Phillips (sprouting a gold-capped tooth and a dirty mouth), Bokeem Woodbine (who, according to this DVD's director audio track, wore extra socks where it counts), Antonio Sabàto Jr. and Avery Brooks. Wahlberg plays Melvin Smiley, a nice guy hit man with an ulcer and a severe insecurity problem. He's short on cash due to the spending habits of his unsuspecting fiancée Pam (Christina Applegate) and his girlfriend-on-the-sly Chantel (Lela Rochon). He and his crew decide to do a little freelancing and cook up their own heist to make a little mo' money--specifically by kidnapping Keiko (China Chow), the daughter of a Japanese businessman whom they target for ransom. Little do they know her dad is broke and she's the goddaughter of their boss. The Big Hit has action scenes aplenty (one of the stunt co-ordinators worked on Woo's iThe Killer/i and iBullet in the Head/i) and the same corny sense of humour as other films in the Hong Kong action genre. Slick pacing and over-the-top humour made this movie a miss with the critics but a fun ride for fans of Hong Kong-styled action. i--Shannon Gee/i/p
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Tai-Wan in Bel-Air September 4, 2009
F. L. P. Souza (Amstelveen, The Netherlands)
A fun, over-the-top action film like the most ridiculously exaggerated kung-fu flics produced in Tai-Wan. The characters are caricatures like in all Taiwaneese kung-fu pics, only the whole thing is set in suburban America. Once you accept the assumption of caricature, and totally suspended disbelief that comes along with that, you can sit back and have a few laughs. This is a bit like a Disney movie for violence-loving teen-agers. Perhaps a new genre in the making.
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