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
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3
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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
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