Movie Review : Sisu The Road to Revenge
Sisu (2022), written and helmed by Jalamari Helander, was set in a period towards the close of World War 2, when the Lapland War was fought between Finland and Nazi Germany.
The story was centred around a retired Finnish Army Commando who was on a gold expedition. A corrupt officer wanted him dead but the Commando was a stubborn man who simply refused to die.
In the 2025 sequel by the same director, Aatami Korpi ( Jorma Tommila), the ex-commando whose family was already murdered, tries to shift his family house and re-erect it elsewhere. But Igor Draganov (Stephen Lang), the Soviet Officer who had killed Aatami’s family, gets to know about Aatami’s arrival and vows to kill the former Commando. Another battle begins.
Sisu The Revenge is every bit as gripping as the original, if not more. There are mindblowing action blocks on the roads, air raids, underwater scenes and a spellbinding series of action blocks in a moving train.
The fantastic action choreography and Tommila's performance are the spectacular highlights of the film.
The bgm elevates the suspense while the fantastic visuals take you back in Time to a different era. The screenplay is so racy that there is never a dull moment in screen.
On the flip side there is a lot of violence with blood and gore.
But for lovers of the action genre, the gripping , suspenseful and tense action thriller, a fight for survival in a cruel world, is simply outstanding.
Rating 3.75/ 5
