Sisu 2

It’s an absolute blast of an action movie, another showcase for Jalmari Helander’s increasing skill with action choreography and inventive set pieces.

This sequel to the 2022 sleeper hit is a leaner, meaner effort that sees Helander upping the ante in every possible way in service of a potently simple narrative about the meaning of home that hits like a jack-booted kick to the gut.

…never before will you have felt so cleansed by such brutality.

Helander’s filmmaking is as lean as his hero: there are quick moments of scene-setting at the beginning and at the end, and 80-or-so minutes in-between of non-stop mayhem.