▁is ▁an ▁only ▁fit fully ▁fun ny ▁com ic ▁m ong rel ." ▁ ▁Rem ark ed ▁Roger ▁E bert , ▁" I ▁guess ▁you ▁could ▁laugh ▁at ▁this . ▁You ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁seriously ▁al ien ated ▁from ▁normal ▁human ▁values ▁and ▁be ▁n urs ing ▁a ▁deep - se ated ▁anger ▁against ▁mov ies ▁that ▁make ▁you ▁think ▁even ▁a ▁little , ▁but ▁you ▁could ▁laugh ." ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ''' ▁Lawrence ▁Van ▁Gel der ▁was ▁equally ▁sc ath ing : ▁" If ▁' The ▁Big ▁Hit ' ▁had ▁any ▁valid ▁claim ▁to ▁excell ence , ▁rest ▁assured ▁that ▁its ▁release ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁delayed ▁till ▁summer . ▁That , ▁experience ▁shows , ▁is ▁the ▁proper ▁season ▁for ▁mov ies ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁foundation ▁of ▁lav ish ▁crime , ▁car n age , ▁comedy , ▁ch ases , ▁crashes ▁and ▁ch icks . ▁' The ▁Big ▁Hit ' ▁has ▁all ▁these ▁elements , ▁and ▁none ▁are ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁line . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁John ▁W oo , ▁the ▁tal ented ▁Hong ▁Kong - school ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁hit ▁' Face / Off ,' ▁is ▁pl aster ed ▁around ▁' The ▁Big ▁Hit '. ▁But ▁this ▁b ait ▁should ▁not ▁d eter ▁the ▁eye ▁from ▁the ▁switch : ▁W oo ▁is ▁an ▁executive ▁producer . ▁The ▁director ▁of ▁" The ▁Big ▁Hit " ▁is ▁Che - K irk ▁W ong , ▁another ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁veter an , ▁making ▁his ▁North ▁American ▁debut . ▁Ins ati able ▁mov iego