▁while ▁N ishi ▁rec oups ▁his ▁losses ▁by ▁making ▁a ▁film ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁his ▁daughter ' s ▁kid n apping . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Mark ▁Wahl berg ▁as ▁Mel vin ▁Sm iley ▁ ▁Lou ▁Diam ond ▁Phill ips ▁as ▁C is co ▁ ▁Christ ina ▁App legate ▁as ▁Pam ▁Sh ul man ▁ ▁A very ▁Bro oks ▁as ▁Paris ▁ ▁Bo ke em ▁Wood bine ▁as ▁Cr unch ▁ ▁Antonio ▁Sab à to ▁Jr . ▁as ▁V ince ▁ ▁China ▁Ch ow ▁as ▁Ke iko ▁N ishi ▁ ▁L ain ie ▁Kaz an ▁as ▁Jean ne ▁Sh ul man ▁ ▁Elli ott ▁G ould ▁as ▁Mort on ▁Sh ul man ▁ ▁Sab ▁Sh im ono ▁as ▁J iro ▁N ishi ▁ ▁Robin ▁Dun ne ▁as ▁G ump ▁ ▁L ela ▁Ro ch on ▁as ▁Ch ant el ▁ ▁D anny ▁Smith ▁as ▁Video ▁Store ▁Kid ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁Big ▁Hit ▁was ▁shot ▁for ▁the ▁relatively ▁low ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 1 3 ▁million ▁and ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁film ▁partners ▁John ▁W oo , ▁Ter ence ▁Ch ang , ▁and ▁Wes ley ▁Sn ipes . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁The ▁Big ▁Hit ▁had ▁a ▁mixed ▁reception ▁from ▁critics . ▁▁ ▁Jack ▁Matt he ws ▁commented ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁that ▁"' The ▁Big ▁Hit ,' ▁which ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁Wes ley ▁Sn ipes ' ▁production ▁company ▁by ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁legend ▁John ▁W oo , ▁attempts ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁East - West ▁mer ger ▁even ▁further , ▁and ▁the ▁result