Reviews
The Big Hit (1998)
The Big Hit is a BIG HIT!!!
DO YOU WANT TO SEE ONE OF THE BEST ACTION MOVIES OF ALL TIME? If you do, then please, read on!!! This movie did very well at the box offices... Why? Cause it's an awesome action flick with some really good comedy thrown in. John Woo is one of the film's producers, and that really shows. The action scenes are sharp, clever and powerful. As for the cast, I would like to give credit to Mark Wahlberg. He's a great actor (he showed that in last year's hit movie "Boogie Nights") and does VERY well in "The Big Hit". Lou Diamond Phillips is also great. He's got to be one of the meanest bad guys I've ever seen. A big, bright, shining star in this movie is Christina Applegate (From NBC's new hit-sitcom "Jesse"). I know many people went to see this film just because of her! :) I won't tell you too much about the plot. All you need to know is that this flick is about a super-cool, but not always too- successful bunch of hit-men! Every scene in this movie is either filled with a raw action scene, or a hilarious line from one of the characters. I especially laughed hard when the hostage *tried* to read the badly-written note the hitmen made for her to read, so that they could make a tape and play it for the hostage's father. "The Big Hit" is one AWESOME film!!! This baby is very well worth 10 stars, and more!!!
The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
Definitely a classic!!!
Very funny at times, serious at others... "The Secret Of My Success" starring Michael J. Fox is one of my all time favorite movies! J. Fox's acting is right on, and the other actors are great too! Fox plays two characters in this film; Brantley Foster and the *made up* Carlton Whitfield. Brantley comes to New York with the hopes of getting a successful business career. He eventually gets a job - as a postal boy! From that point, LOTSA weird things happen as he makes up an identity ('Carlton Whitfield') to get in touch with the other "SUITS" (business men), and to find out more about this beautiful girl that he saw the other day. The character Melrose (John Pankow from TV's "Mad About You") is also very cool. He's Brantley's co-worker at the post office. The character Vera made me crack up a few times too! I think this movie captures the vibe of New York. (Where the storyline is going down) If you get into the main character, it's almost like you're THERE, ya know? See this movie a few times and you'll understand what I mean. The film is backed up by some FANTASTIC music. The Soundtrack is really special! Songwriter/Producer David Foster is the music producer in this picture, and he even made a hard rockin' song with the American multi-platinum selling rock band Night Ranger (who by the way are BACK in the music world with two great new studio albums called "Neverland" and "Seven") for this movie. The song is called "The Secret Of My Success" and is the film's theme. I give this film 10 stars because it's such an enjoyable, entertaining one!