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I wasn't crusading against dumb movies in general, just The Big Hit. It's too self-important for its own good, and it thinks its way too funny. Tomb Raider had something that The Big Hit and for that matter, the Mummy Returns didn't: a heart. It knows how goofy it is, and it revels in it, and doesn't cave into the cynical crap that infects most movies today. (not to mention that Tomb Raider's visuals and action sequences are top-notch, while the Mummy's are boring and shoddy, and The Big Hit's are unoriginal.)
Also, I'm not opposed to using stereotypes as a form of comedy. I agree with your opinions on it, for the most part. But I am opposed to it when there's no setup, payoff, or unique angle shed onto things. I don't see a reason in the film for his girlfriend's Jewishness other than to set up these stereotypical characters, and that is wrong to me. They're using Jews as a gimmick - they want us to think it's funny that her parents are Jewish, not that they're well written, humorous characters (which, unfortunately, they aren't.). That just doesn't seem right to me, and I've got to call that movie out on it.