The Big Hit . Tucson Weekly . 05-11-98

The Big Hit

DIRECTED BY: Kirk Wong

REVIEWED: 05-11-98

Mark Wahlberg plays that new breed of comic hero, the Funny Hit-Man. Hopelessly insecure and yet super-competent when it comes to killing, Wahlberg's character is about as funny as a whimpering Doberman that occasionally mauls babies. One minute he's cute and soft-spoken, the next minute he's chopping off somebody's leg. Taken as an irreverent joke for the hipster teenage set, The Big Hit does have some amusing ideas (the climax revolves around Wahlberg's efforts to return an overdue video while evading assassins), but the empty-headed screenplay can't keep up with them. This movie's idea of witty dialogue is when somebody says "Do you want the truth?" and somebody else shouts, "You can't handle the truth!" That's not parody; that's parroty. Hong Kong director Che-Kirk Wong directed this slam-bang action/comedy/parody slush, providing yet another reason for ending our love affair with tongue-in-cheek violence.

--Zachary Woodruff

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