Big Game
EuropaCorp USA | Release Date: June 26, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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6
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9
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The New York TimesAndy WebsterJun 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
80
SalonAndrew O'HehirJun 25, 2015
It’s entirely ludicrous but highly enjoyable. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJun 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
75
ObserverRex ReedJun 24, 2015
While the folks back at the Pentagon say stuff like “Where are our Navy Seals?” the audience is treated to jaw-dropping action sequences, enhanced by awesome special effects and staggering cinematography. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJun 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
63
New York PostLou LumenickJun 24, 2015
Big Game is goofy fun, whether Jackson is rolling down a hill in a freezer, the kid is trying to stop a bazooka with an arrow, or we’re witnessing other stunts that are just too preposterous to describe. Read full review
60
The DissolveNoel MurrayJun 23, 2015
Big Game tries a little of everything, but ultimately settles into being a scrappy, lower-budget spin on the Big Dopey Action Movie genre. And as with nearly every stab at the BDAM, the audience’s satisfaction will depend largely on just how dopey they expect it to be. Read full review
60
The TelegraphPatrick SmithMay 7, 2015
Yes, the film's clunky. Yes, it's dumb. But it's fashioned with such charm that it's also lovable, poignant and funny. Read full review
60
Total FilmJamie GrahamMay 5, 2015
Drags in places and not always certain of its tone but with a sprinkling of eye-bulging visuals that wink to Spielberg’s heyday. Give it a shot. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyJun 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
50
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiJun 26, 2015
That is actually one of the key problems with the film as a whole — there are times when it tries to embrace its silliness and times when it wants to be treated as a serious action film and the clash of tones is simply too jarring. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTom RussoJun 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
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJun 25, 2015
There are parts of “Escape From New York,” “Air Force One,” “Cliffhanger” and countless Luc Besson movies strewn about. Big Game doesn’t stomp on their memory, but like an overenthusiastic fan, it does smother them with amateurish zeal. Read full review
40
Village VoicePete Vonder HaarJun 23, 2015
Predictably ridiculous. Read full review
40
EmpireChris Hewitt (1)May 5, 2015
Destined to be a big drinking game — take a sip when Broadbent bites his sandwich — but little else, this feels like a major missed opportunity. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 23, 2015
The production values and high-caliber cast suggest Big Game had better intentions than results. Helander may have memorized “Die Hard” and “Air Force One” and “Olympus Has Fallen.” But his version of that formula, given the loopy twist of making a woodsman/kid the hero “with particular skills,” loses most everything in translation. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineJake ColeJun 20, 2015
The rambling conversations and endless wandering through nature could let the film pass for a filler episode of Lost. Read full review
25
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthMar 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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