The Big Hit

 

TITLE-The Big Hit

SOURCE-Tri Star DVD

This is one of many films I saw back in  the  early days of DVD. Had a buddy who would go every Tuesday and rent pretty much every new release ,on vhs,from Hollywood Video. Pile of us would gather at his home 2 nights a week and  watch  movies.

Mark Wahlberg is a hitman/robber with a heart. He is trying to balance not only his one girlfriend,played by Christina Applegate,but another woman in  his life,who is only there to scam money from  him.

The group of wacky criminals he works with is a pretty decent  group of Hey that guy.
Lou Diamond Philips as the defacto leader of the group.
Antonio Sabata Jr as the ladies man.
Bokene Woodbine as a guy obessses with jerking off.

I said they were wacky.

They kidnap the daughter of an Asian businessman. Not knowing he is now broke from  funding a major movie that bombed. The kidnapped daughter gets dropped off at Wahlbergs house the same day his gf and her parents are  coming  to visit. Oh and we learn the  kidnapped daughter is the god daughter of these criminals big boss!

Che-Kirk Wong is the director and this feels like a Hong Kong action/comedy filtered through a US studio,which was Tri Star. We pretty much  go from  comedy to a stunt piece back to comedy.

And how can you hate a film  where a major plot point revolves around a rented vhs  of King Kong Lives?

No clue if this has a 4k or Blu Ray release? I got the DVD for a buck  and  am happy with it.

The Big Hit gets a B+.