Sisu: Road to Revenge

I watched the first movie not expecting a second one. But I'm glad they made it. I never knew I needed a second movie.

Supeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerb.

After the first film, when the hero (Jorma Tommila) defeated hundreds of ****, he returns to his home in Russian-occupied Finland where his wife and children were brutally murdered. He loads up a truck with his home’s disassembled timber and heads back to safety in his country. Meanwhile, the Communists are out to stop him. This excerpt from my original review also applies this time (my review): “He becomes a sort of John Wick, violently killing his opposition, while remaining virtually unscathed. Even when he gets wounded and worse, he manages to emerge to continue his quest. This attitude is the approximate translation of the title, “courage and determination.” The only reason to see this film is for the brutal acts of death, which are sometimes cleverly dispatched.” The big difference this time is that the stunts are absurdly over-the-top, jumping the shark as it goes. They’re still brutal, vicious and quickly dispatched, but he’s overcoming odds that only a superhero could endure. If you can accept the absurdity of it all, there are lots of bloody encounters. BTW, he does make it to the “Finnish” line.

A series of poor stunts loosely strung together as if it represents a story. Even worse than the first in this series of films, the acting is mostly terrible and the attempt to stylise the film fails horribly. I definitely wouldn’t bother to watch it again.

File Under: Violence Porn. This thing should be rated NC-17. There is a point at which violence becomes obscene. This film goes beyond that. The filmmakers use a threadbare plot with little dialogue to fill the screen with revolting gore. If you’re tripping on some adolescent male power fantasy, this one might be for you. Otherwise this film is an insult to human intelligence and creativity.