The Big Hit Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kirk Wong, Che-Kirk Wong
Genres: Action
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Kirk Wong directed this comedy actioner about mild-mannered, beleaguered hitman Melvin Smiley (Mark_Wahlberg), who very much wants to be liked. However, the naive Mel is being taken advantage of by both his girlfriends and associates (who cheat him out of his bonuses). Mel and his "Odd Squad" -- Cisco (Lou_Diamond_Phillips), Crunch (Bokeem_Woodbine), Vince (Antonio_Sabato_Jr.), and Gump (Robin_Dunne) -- work for Paris (Avery_Brooks), head of an international crime cartel and a contractor for hit jobs. Mel's mistress Chantel (Lela_Rochon), who views him as a meal ticket, lives rent-free in his house, misspends his money, and is continually thinking of ways to get more from him. Her latest scheme is concocting tales about overdue mortgage and car payments, but she really wants the money to run away with her lover Sergio. Mel and his team head into a big shootout to waste some rival mobsters. One person kills the electricity; the others don night-vision goggles. Melvin handles most of the action, including shooting while bungee-bouncing near a staircase, finally making a spectacular bungee-exit from the top floors of the building just as it explodes in flames. A quick and easy weekend job backfires when their kidnap victim, a rich industrialist's teenage daughter Keiko Nishi (China_Chow), turns out to be the godchild of their boss, crime czar Paris. When Cisco, mastermind of the plan, is summoned by Paris, he manages to shift blame to Mel. Meanwhile, Chantel absconds with Mel's earnings just as the disapproving parents (Elliott_Gould, Lainie_Kazan) of Mel's fiancee Pam (Christina_Applegate) are due for a visit. Since Pam gave her parents 50,000 from Mel's bank account, they're on their way to thank him and hopefully benefit from another financial windfall. As his professional and domestic woes collide, Mel finds himself dodging bullets while trying to impress his potential in-laws. Throw in an overzealous video-store clerk demanding the return of an overdue tape (King_Kong_Returns), and it's not long before Mel's life starts to unravel. Bhob Stewart, Rovi
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