The Big Hit (1998) *****

An absolutely brilliant, totally insane and screamingly funny comedy about a shy hitman (Mark Wahlberg) and his buddies kidnapping the daughter of a bankrupt Japanese businessman. It out-pulp-fictions any recent Tarantino imitation in its hilarity, fast pace, violence, wackiness, inventiveness and energy. Kirk Wong, a Hong Kong master best known for 1994's "Organized Crime And Triad Bureau", makes a stunning Hollywood debut. Domestic box-office: $28 million.