The
Big Hit
DOWN &
DIRTY:
Action/Comedy: A group of hit men
makes the mistake of unknowingly
kidnaping their boss' godchild.
NITTY GRITTY:
Mel Smiley (MARK WAHLBERG), Cisco
(LOU DIAMOND PHILIPS), Crunch
(BOKEEM WOODBINE), Vince (ANTONIO
SABATO, JR.) and Gump (ROBIN
DUNNE) are professional hit men.
Working for their boss, Paris
(AVERY BOOKS), they bump off
their targets and then go home to
their "normal" suburban
lives.
Mel is good at what he does, but
he has several problems. He's
afraid that people may not like
him and guzzles down antacids to
relieve his upset stomach.
A bigger problem revolves around
the women in his life. His
mistress, Chantel (LELA ROCHON)
takes most of his earnings, while
his fiancé, Pam (CHRISTINA
APPLEGATE), has sent the rest to
her parents, (LAINIE KAZAN) and
(ELLIOT GOULD), who show up for a
visit.
Mel and his associates have
recently done a little
moonlighting and kidnaped Keiko
(CHINA CHOW), the college-aged
daughter of a rich industrialist.
The problem arises from the fact
that Keiko is their boss'
godchild. Enraged at this
"indiscretion," Paris
directs Cisco to find her and
kill whoever's responsible.
Mel's future in-laws arrive while
he's holding Keiko hostage in his
house and Cisco and his men are
on their way. From that point on,
Mel must try to balance his
professional and domestic
responsibilities and keep himself
alive.
THE ENDING:
Mel and Keiko fall in love. Cisco
and the other baddies shoot it
out with Mel in a wild car chase.
Mel returns his late copy of
'King Kong Lives' to the video
store and fights Cisco to the
death. The video store explodes,
but Mel survives. Keiko's father
decides to make a movie of what
happened to her. She leaves
college and is picked up by a
limo. The limo stops and Mel
joins her in the back. They sail
away on Cisco's sailboat.
WHAT EVERYONE WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT:
That the movie is really FUNNY.
Lou Diamond Phillips is hilarious
as Cisco. RUNNER UP:
The turkey-stuffing scene.
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