This may sound crazy, but Sisu: Road to Revenge is even a bigger, bloodier spectacle than its 2022 predecessor. Whereas the central character, Aatami Korpi (Jorma Tommila), the indestructible Finnish commando, was assaulted by Nazis shortly after the end of WW2, this time around his aggressors are the Soviets, circa 1946. Who knew how difficult it is to be a sixty-plus year old former super soldier, trying to retire in peace.
On Korpi's trail is Yeagor Draganov (Stephen Lang), a Russian officer who murdered the protagonist's family. He sends vehicles after Korpi, which results in a fantastic chase where a large truck nearly flies through the air. Warplanes drop bombs, creating blasts resembling a nuclear bomb. And the final sequence aboard a train is as perfect a juxtaposition of gruesome, cartoonish action and over-the-top comedy.
Writer/director Jalmari Helander has created a pair of action films that will challenge the best this genre has to offer. My fingers are crossed that he concludes Korpi's saga with a third installment; if he does, Sisu trilogy will have few to challenge its bold creativity.
☆☆☆☆
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