Big Game

Name: Big Game
Genre: Action, Adventure
Released: June 26, 2015
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 53

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EuropaCorp USA | Release Date: June 26, 2015 | PG-13

Summary: In the rugged countryside of Finland, a young thirteen-year-old (Onni Tommila) embarks on a traditional quest to prove himself by spending 24 hours alone in the wild, armed with only a bow and arrow. After witnessing a spectacular crash, he discovers the escape pod from Air Force One, containing the President of the United States (Samuel L.In the rugged countryside of Finland, a young thirteen-year-old (Onni Tommila) embarks on a traditional quest to prove himself by spending 24 hours alone in the wild, armed with only a bow and arrow. After witnessing a spectacular crash, he discovers the escape pod from Air Force One, containing the President of the United States (Samuel L. Jackson). When they realize a group of kidnappers is hot on their trail with the intention of taking the president, this unlikely duo must escape their hunters as they search for the American Special Forces team sent out to find them.… Expand

Director: Jalmari Helander

Genre(s): Action, Adventure

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 110 min

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Andy Webster

Jun 25, 2015

Onni Tommila, Mr. Helander’s nephew, has an expressive face and marvelous understatement. And Mr. Jackson has never seemed so unblustery; his scenes with the younger actor have ease and humor. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Jun 25, 2015

Big Game never once feels credible, and that’s why it’s so entertaining. Almost nothing that takes place in this movie could occur in the real world, and there’s something comforting about that. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jun 25, 2015

Gleefully dumb but eager to entertain, this is cheeseball stuff baked with deliciously outsized performances and low comedy and photographed across mighty beautiful landscapes. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Jun 24, 2015

Big Game fails to live up to the kookiness of this set-up. Instead, it opts for ’90s action movie clichés and generic coming-of-age-isms. Helander’s inelegant, exposition-heavy English-language dialogue doesn’t help matters. Read full review

Tom Russo

Jun 25, 2015

But, oh, the action. Tommila and Jackson have a couple of escape sequences that are exhilaratingly choreographed, never mind that one employs a meat freezer as its key prop. Kids should dig these bits. After all, off-kilter as Helander’s sensibility continues to be, he’s got a passion for popcorn-movie energy that can be contagious — especially when he’s not trashing Santa. Read full review

Pete Vonder Haar

Jun 23, 2015

Predictably ridiculous. Read full review

The Playlist Kevin Jagernauth

Mar 7, 2015

Big Game comes away with the distinction of being watchably terrible. There is a certain ridiculousness that is engaging, but this shouldn't be confused for merit. Read full review

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GoombaJMR

Jul 14, 2015

Not really the best movie out there. Jackson does a good job with his acting, but most parts of the movie are cringe-worthy, with skips in the acting and scenes (example: kid jumping onto the 'spoiler'). I thought this movie could have been worse though, so I'll give it some credit. ThereNot really the best movie out there. Jackson does a good job with his acting, but most parts of the movie are cringe-worthy, with skips in the acting and scenes (example: kid jumping onto the 'spoiler'). I thought this movie could have been worse though, so I'll give it some credit. There are tons of plot holes and lack of character development for the antagonists though. I had no feelings for them and felt that they were defeated too easily.… Expand

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duncan1964

Jul 16, 2015

This action adventure about the president of the United States stranded in the snowy wilds of Scandanavia has so much promise that half way through you start to wonder where it all went wrong. The main issue is that the film is two films in one and they really don't gel. On the one hand theThis action adventure about the president of the United States stranded in the snowy wilds of Scandanavia has so much promise that half way through you start to wonder where it all went wrong. The main issue is that the film is two films in one and they really don't gel. On the one hand the adult action adventure, with some admittedly impressive set pieces, but on the other you have a kids adventure film which means the violence and action has to be played down to achieve the rating required for that target audience. A strange hybrid then, not without merit, but you fell that had the director just been aiming at an adult audience the film would have been so much better… Expand

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aadityamudhar

Apr 19, 2016

Clearly the movie pushed out too soon. With still great special effects and some parts above average acting. The movie doesn't earn a high rating. Also the movie got some inside chokes for finnish people which probably aren't so funny to others. Old movie cliches and the movie turning pointsClearly the movie pushed out too soon. With still great special effects and some parts above average acting. The movie doesn't earn a high rating. Also the movie got some inside chokes for finnish people which probably aren't so funny to others. Old movie cliches and the movie turning points are seen for miles away before they even happen. The movie it's just little bit lower than average action movie with terrorists and U.S president Samuel L. Jackson! Even thought with no Jackson's performance the movie would been even lower score. Jackson's performance makes this movie watchable. Big Game has it's moments but really it's not a massive break through.… Expand

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FatalBrush

Jul 31, 2018

This movie is extremely cheesy, the character development is predictable and it isn't even funny. The only thing I liked about this movie was the scenery which was well portrayed but that's about it. Only watch this movie when you've literally nothing else to watch.

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Lamoi

Oct 4, 2015

Wow ........ I think that's the last time I get burned by Rotten Tomatoes! 75%?!!!

Stick with Metacritic folks - much closer to an accurate rating! Anyone who is well familiar with the 80s action movie genre, will recognise the familiar tone here. At first it seems like a welcomeWow ........ I think that's the last time I get burned by Rotten Tomatoes! 75%?!!!

Stick with Metacritic folks - much closer to an accurate rating!

Anyone who is well familiar with the 80s action movie genre, will recognise the familiar tone here. At first it seems like a welcome homage to movies of that decade. However, things rapidly start to get awfully derivative and contrived. I'm sure none of us mind a little cheese, but this movie is SO predictable and SO cheesy, and unfolds strictly by the numbers that its hard to seriously enjoy much of it. There were certain scenes that wouldn't feel out of place in a National Lampoon movie! The much touted actions scenes were just ridiculous. The scene where the kid and the president are in the freezer and are being lifted through the forest by a helicopter, and they are barely 3 ft from the ground is truly laughable! They're meant to be in peril! Why they wouldn't jump out is plain bizarre when you can clearly see the freezer they're on is a few feet from the ground!
Also, this film seems to have a beginning, and then misses out the middle and skips straight to the end! When my wife and I had got to what felt like halfway through the movie, we were shocked to find that there was only around 15mins left.....!!

AVOID THIS COMPLETE TURKEY OF A MOVIE… Expand

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Broyax

Nov 13, 2017

Si vous avez trouvé Air Force One ridicule, alors avec Big Game vous allez être servi jusqu'à l'indigestion de bêtise et de stupidité. Et c'est ce pauvre (enfin, "pauvre" façon de parler) Samuel Jackson qui s'y colle, pour la gamelle évidemment. Peut-être qu'il aime un peu trop le casino etSi vous avez trouvé Air Force One ridicule, alors avec Big Game vous allez être servi jusqu'à l'indigestion de bêtise et de stupidité. Et c'est ce pauvre (enfin, "pauvre" façon de parler) Samuel Jackson qui s'y colle, pour la gamelle évidemment. Peut-être qu'il aime un peu trop le casino et les Lambos, qui sait ?

Voici donc notre président du monde libre dans la forêt avec un ado qui ne sait pas bander un arc, qui cale son quad et qui s'avère aussi futé qu'un castor défoncé à la vodka. Faut dire que son papa et ses potes l'ont envoyé crapahuter dans la montagne pour aller chasser le cerf. Et comme Rambo, le gamin se trimballe un gros couteau. Sauf qu'il ne sait pas faire "beuhaaar" alors c'est mal barré.

Préalablement (évidemment) l'avion présidentiel s'est fait descendre par un missile portable chinois (on dirait un jouet, putain) lancé par un groupe de méchants terroristes. Mais rassurez-vous, pas d'amalgame, ils ne parlent pas arabe. L'un est un peu basané, cependant mais peut-être qu'il aime un peu trop le bronzage en cabine, qui sait ?

Ah ouais, je ne sais pas si c'est important mais ça se passe en Finlande avec des arbres finlandais. Oui je sais, on s'en branle. Comme de tout le reste de ce film de merde d'ailleurs.… Expand

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