tahia_design One of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. Really. By far! Can't believe Samuel Jackson is part of this fail

Anssi Vartiainen Big Game, the second film to be directed by Jalmari Helander, maintains the familiar style showcased in Rare Exports. Unfortunately Helander's debut film is far superior to this followup.The biggest problem that raises its head is the glaring similarity to the aforementioned Rare Exports. The characters, the tone, even the plot to some extent, are so obviously copy pasted that it feels like eating yesterday's soup, only with a heaping serving of water mixed in.Onni Tommila once again plays the lead as a young boy getting mixed in with something way beyond his head. And unfortunately in him culminate many of the mentioned problems about this being too similar. If you told me that this was the same kid from Rare Exports, I would have easily accepted it. They're so similarly written. But unfortunately this is supposed to be different kid and thus we end up going through all the same tired plot points about daddy issues, being insecure, trying to act tough and all that. Even in Rare Exports all that was the boring B-plotline, through which we had to suffer. In this it's just torturous.That being said, Tommila has charisma as an actor. Samuel L. Jackson is giving this perhaps 10 percent of his maximum effort, but it's at least something. Plus, the locations and inevitable explosions look nice - although they have nothing to do with actual Finnish Lapland. To see mountains like that you have to go to Norway. Or to the Alps, perhaps.Furthermore, to Helander's credit, his style is fun to watch. It's cheesy beyond all belief, but in a way that's easy to accept. So yeah, not exactly a great film, but if you liked Rare Exports, you might like this one okay.

ntaxera Without doubt one of the worst films I have ever watched. The idiocy of the premise, script dialogue and direction is beyond compare. It is pure 80s Hollywood cheese in the worst way, without any hint of a knowing wink to the audience that the film isn't taking itself too seriously. It takes itself entirely seriously, despite being utterly preposterous. Oh, and the music is equally awful. I will never get these 90 mins of my life back, don't make the same mistake.

Stephen Bird Quite possibly and highly probably Samuel L Jackson is the greatest and coolest president ever depicted on film.Big Game is old school action/adventure and a whole lot of fun, it takes me back to the days of Bruce Willis and Harrison Ford where the action was camp but so-so much better than it is today. Big Game doesn't try too hard, it's cheap-no thrills and that's what makes it so good. If you tried to analyse and pick the film apart then there wouldn't be a whole lot left, it has a lot of flaws but who cares, a proper popcorn munching, sit back and enjoy flick perfect for a rainy night. The story seems butchered, so basically a psychopath with no real motives wants the president as a trophy, to be stuffed like an animal and presented in his home for his friends to gaze at..., he's enlisted the help of an insider who works for the president by buying him off, and the duo set out to capture the most important man in the world. Applause must go out to the young Onni Tommila who plays the Finnish lad , this brave young guy saves the president initially and sticks with him throughout, time and time again being there for him, helping him escape capture and fight off the baddies..., the part was acted very well and Onni Tommila deserves commending.For the sake of not ruining a nice film, I'm not going to go into detail about the flaws and I'm not going to suggest any room for improvement, let it be and leave it as it is.Sam Jackson is one of my all time favourites, his screen presence is terrific and he has one of the most iconic and recognisable voices in cinema, a perfect fit to play a very different president and to give his own unique spin on the role.