TRR: In 2006's Snakes on a Plane, Samuel L. Jackson starred as an FBI agent battling slithering reptiles aboard a commercial jet. But in writer/director Jalmari Helander's Big Game, he plays the Commander-in-Chief, who's ejected in an escape pod from his own private jet, Air Force One, mere moments before it gets blown out of the sky. The movie has the American President teaming up with a 13-year-old would-be hunter named Oskari (Onni Tommila) to take on a group of terrorists in the Finnish wilderness. And the result isn't just a throwback to '90s-era action blockbusters; it's also a coming-of-age tale. With an over-the-top villain and a game supporting cast full of recognizable faces, it's hard to come away disappointed. Unfortunately, the same can't be said of this Blu-ray release, which is more or less bare bones. Still, Big Game is fun enough, and worthy of a rental at least.
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