Nothing's more dangerous than some nice guys... with a little time to kill.
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.
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Unpretentious, cool, comic and raw.
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- rawmeticulous
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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
Crew
- Kirk Wong Chi-KeungDirector
- Ben RamseyWriter
- Danny NowakDirector of Photography
- Graeme RevellOriginal Music Composer
- Pietro ScaliaEditor
- Robin RussellEditor
- John M. EckertProducer
- Wesley SnipesProducer
- Warren ZideProducer
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