The Big Hit is a film that relies almost solely on its action scenes in order to keep the audience’s attention. That is just about it, and in order for something like this to work, the action scenes need to be entertaining. I suppose that begs the question, “are the action scenes in The Big Hit entertaining?”, and if that’s what you are asking, then you have good reason to do so.
I would respond with “they can be”, meaning that if you don’t look deeply into them, ignore the fact that guns never have to be reloaded and that people are knocked back 10 feet just from a single bullet, then yes, you might be able to enjoy them. As a result of enjoying the action scenes, you will likely enjoy the movie. That’s how these things work.
I didn’t particularily enjoy these grand, overblown parts of the film, and because of this, I didn’t really enjoy The Big Hit. I’m not sure if it was trying to spoof over-the-top action movies from China, or if it was just a poor action movie by itself, but it wasn’t an enjoyable experience for me. It’s only saving grace might have been its humor, but even then, there weren’t many funny moments.
The plot has 4 hitmen, contract killers, doing exactly what they do best–kill people. Mark Wahlberg leads them, and is the only character to get any depth. He’s a hitman, sure, but he has a big heart. He seems to require everyone’s affection, with his biggest fear as someone disliking him. Okay, so it’s not great depth, but it’s at least some sort of characterization, that’s something.
And, I’ll be honest: For a film like this, one that has no thought involved when watching it, I don’t feel like writing a full review. I don’t have much else to say about it, and it doesn’t deserve much more of my time; it already got the 90+ minutes I spent watching it. It wasn’t an enjoyable watch. That’s about all I have to say. It had over-the-top action scenes that didn’t make much sense and weren’t enjoyable, characters that didn’t matter, and a boring plot. You’ll like it if you enjoy these kinds of action films, I didn’t enjoy it much at all. It doesn’t have much to say, and I have even less.