It's like a book club with explosions



2/20/08

The big hit, if by big hit you mean cheesiest action movie eva!

I am telling you, this one was, is, and always will be a winner in my book.

I mean, let’s just start with the basics…He is a hit man living a double-, no wait, triple-life and all he really wants to do is make people happy. His name was Melvin Smiley ;) His crew was spot on, especially when they all put their oversized wrist watches together and said ‘synchronize’ all at the same time. The bologna hits the fan as their crew leader realizes their moonlight kidnap was actually the head boss’ grand-daughter. And let me say how relieved I was to see that ridiculous movie store clerk get his. Ugh, movie store clerks… All to have it come back to the golden spray statue… ah priceless.

I don’t think I really need to say more but did you see the break-dance-fighting scene? How about the blue screen explosion when Marky-Mark is hanging on the bungy line? What about the superfluous car-on-car explosion? Movie store explosion (quite possibly the best action movie explosion ever)? I think the producers of this one must have been watching Walker: Texas Ranger when they came up with half the…um, well, dare I say, plot. Either that or a porno. OK, probably both. And yea, the turkey was good for me too.

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