Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025)★ 7.0/10

“Sisu” is a Finnish word that translates to a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. SISU was a 2022 Finnish low-budget movie that became a sleeper hit, garnering a respectable, specific fanbase. Now, director Jalmari Helander is back for more in the sequel SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE (FURY ROAD was taken). SPOILER ALERT for the original SISU! It is now 1946 Finland, two years after the silent Aatami Korpi (Jorma Tommila) struck gold behind enemy lines, killing countless Nazis all the way to the bank. Finland has now ceded part of the east to the Soviets, effectively moving the border. Aatami has become a legend, much like John Wick. He has become the embodiment of “sisu”. Going back to his home, he tears it down with his bare hands and loads the wood onto his truck, determined to move back to Finland. Little does he know, Igor Draganov (Stephen Lang), the man who murdered his family, has been tasked with cleaning up his mess and hunt him down. I absolutely loved this movie, as much as the first. It’s one of the wildest, violent action movies since the original. The crank up the crazy in this one. Physics be damned! It has a similar structure, divided into seven chapters. The stakes are bigger. The director says the tone was inspired by INDIANA JONES, JAMES BOND, and the films of Buster Keaton. I can’t believe Tommila is 66 years old, and Lang is 73! The things they do in this are nuts for any person. The story is very simple, but more personal. Funnily enough, it made me think of UP. It has a dark sense of humour that never compromises the tension of the moment. The hits are bloody and satisfying. This is one of the most entertaining popcorn movies I’ve seen this year. Overall, SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE reimagines everything that worked in the first, and builds on it, as all action sequels should. I want more of these, but I know we can’t have too much of a good thing, especially in Hollywood.

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