The story penned by Helander with Petri Jokiranta goes heavy on the hokum, not to mention the CGI fireworks, but a dialled-down Jackson and a fired-up Tommila make for an entertaining pair.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 9, 2015

There are times when it seems impossible that it could possibly exist as a real thing and not just as a parody trailer that accidentally got inflated to feature length.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 26, 2015

The storyline is far from fresh. But the location is, and it is excitingly filmed and engagingly performed.

| Original Score: B | 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.

| Jun 25, 2015

Mr. Jackson has never seemed so unblustery; his scenes with the younger actor have ease and humor. The authority is there but also the soul you'd want from the leader of the free world.

| 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.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.0 | Jun 25, 2015

As a throwback, Big Game understands the thrills of retro action but never earns its big moments.

| Original Score: B- | Jun 25, 2015

It seems only fair now to let kids from every other country line up to escort Samuel L. Jackson to safety. What kinds of misadventures could he get up to in Uruguay, or Mauritania?

| Jun 25, 2015

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.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 25, 2015

While [director] Helander probably didn't want to make things too campy or tongue-in-cheek, a little of this attitude might have distracted viewers from the rent-a-villains and generic action.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 25, 2015

This is like fan fiction from someone who only has one genre in their Netflix queue.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 25, 2015

If nothing else, Finnish writer-director Jalmari Helander has a knack for cooking up premises so absurd that they can't help but intrigue.

| Original Score: C+ | Jun 25, 2015

The audience is treated to jaw-dropping action sequences, enhanced by awesome special effects and staggering cinematography.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 25, 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.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 24, 2015

If nothing else, Helander has properly schooled his actors on just what this film is, and they respond by playing their parts with infectious gusto.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 24, 2015

I was highly prepared to tell you that "Big Game" was cynical garbage and that nobody involved gave a damn - but the thing is, that simply isn't true.

| Jun 24, 2015

Predictably ridiculous.

| Jun 23, 2015

A refreshingly simple action movie.

| Jun 22, 2015

Often hilarious and even a tiny bit moving.

| Jun 22, 2015

The rambling conversations and endless wandering through nature could let the film pass for a filler episode of Lost.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jun 20, 2015