The read
A Balasaur Score of 50 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 41%, Metacritic 31/100. Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do. Most of the 989 1990s action movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
493 audience votes
Key crew
- Graeme RevellOriginal Music Composer
- Ben RamseyWriter
- Kirk Wong Chi-KeungDirector
Cast
- Mark WahlbergMelvin Smiley
- Lou Diamond PhillipsCisco
- Christina ApplegatePam Shulman
- Avery BrooksParis
- Bokeem WoodbineCrunch
- Antonio Sabàto Jr.Vince
- China ChowKeiko Nishi
- Lainie KazanJeanne Shulman
- Elliott GouldMorton Shulman
- Sab ShimonoJiro Nishi
- Robin DunneGump
- Lela RochonChantel
