Surprisingly incoherent and boring

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

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?

The Big Hit can only be approached as a tongue in cheek, comedy action film, albeit the immoral kind. Well just checkout the way a well meaning chauffeur is brutally gunned down.Mark Wahlberg is a kick ass bad guy who just cannot bear to upset people (except those he kills.) It does mean he is taken advantage of by friends, lovers and fellow hoodlums and also means his acting can be a bit blank.Wahlberg's character is skilled at what he does, you see early on shooting people while he is break dancing or machine gunning while driving in reverse.Things get rough when the gang kidnaps a daughter of a Japanese businessman and their boss (Avery Brooks) happens to be her Godfather. Lou Diamond Phillips the leader of this motley crew double crosses them in order to save his neck and fingers Wahlberg for the kidnap.The result is a lot of comic book violence and black humour. Diamond, Bokeem Woodbine and Wahlberg get the tongue in cheek spirit of the film by filmmakers from Hong Kong, which means the trademark balletic violence much in vogue in the late 1990s.The film can get a little too silly, its unpretentious, entertaining. Simply a popcorn flick, but also unmemorable once the film is over.

I love this movie. Its funny, tense and action packed. Sure its over the top, most action movies are. And some of the dialog is silly, as most movies are. And there are tons of only in the movies moments... cause it is a movie after all. No, its a great movie...there is only one thing that really bothers me about this movie...its the sexual innuendo during the cooking scene. Are we to be turned on by the fact that they're stuffing a chicken? Its an obvious reference to a hand job. Its not sexy...just...GROSS. The other thing the movie has going for it is its comedy. Elliot Gould steals his scenes. And now that this movie is on Blu-Ray, it looks so much better. I'm in love with it all over again.

I'd absolutely recommend this movie if it wasn't for the incredible amount of profanity and vulgarity it contains. If that doesn't bother you in the least, then this movie might get 10 stars.I'm used to it, so I found it really, really funny. I mean, side-splitting funny. It was the campy, silly sort of funny, not intellectual. So if you like "smart comedy" this won't be what you are after. If you like The Simpsons sort of silliness and can suspend your disbelief (like, if you're an A-Team fan) then this will probably be exactly the right kind of show for you.Each character in the show was spot on. Lou Diamond Phillips played his role perfectly. He was charming and despicable at the same time. Not far behind him was Mark Wahlberg, making an unbelievable combination (hitman with a heart of gold?) actually work.This could easily have been a wasted script if the actors didn't have the right chemistry.If you're an average Joe, you won't mind the crude language and adult humor a problem and will really like this comedy.A cult classic in the making.