Hit Me (1996)
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57% of critics liked it
(7 reviews) -
48% of users liked it
(538 ratings)
Hit Me is a film adaptation of Jim Thompson's crime novel, A Swell-Looking Babe. Sonny (Elias Koteas) lives with his retarded older brother, Leroy (Jay Leggett), and works very hard as a bellhop at a second-rate hotel. This changes when Monique (Laure Marsac) a beautiful, suicidal nut-case… More Hit Me is a film adaptation of Jim Thompson's crime novel, A Swell-Looking Babe. Sonny (Elias Koteas) lives with his retarded older brother, Leroy (Jay Leggett), and works very hard as a bellhop at a second-rate hotel. This changes when Monique (Laure Marsac) a beautiful, suicidal nut-case checks in. Sonny delivers her room service order and finds her bleeding from the wrists. She and Del (Bruce Ramsay), a male prostitute, draw Sonny into a robbery scheme which quickly begins to unravel. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Steven Shainberg
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Dec 1, 2002 Wide
- Studio
- LionsGate Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times
A bleak, rewarding film noir.
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Jonathan Lethem, Salon.com
Uncertain whether to aim for morbid satire or poignant character study, Hit Me hedges.
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Justine Elias, Village Voice
As the scam gets more complicated, and more deadly, Hit Me develops an unexpected emotional force.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Shainebrg's film lacks genuine suspense, erotic charge, or intriguing characters.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The story works best as a spoiler pouring ice water over those who think they can rise above their stations in life.
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Cast
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Elias Koteas
as Sonny
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Laure Marsac
as Monique
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Jay Leggett
as Leroy
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Philip Baker Hall
as Lenny Ish
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William H. Macy
as The Cop
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Dr. Haing S. Ngor
as Billy
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Kevin J. O'Connor
as Cougar
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J.C. Quinn
as Bascomb
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Bruce Ramsay
as Del
- Haing S. Ngor
- Jack Conley
- Phillip Baker Hall
- Laure Marsec
