This sequel is a wall to wall cinematic action event, a follow up to the original sleeper hit "Sisu"'. 1946. Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, "the man who refuses to die" Aatami Korpi (Jorma Tommila) dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the Red Army commander who killed his family Yeagor Dragunov (Steohen Lang) comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues--a fight to the death, full of clever, unbelievable action set pieces. This is the quintessential cat-and-mouse game.
Others to round out the cast are Richard Brake as KBG Officer, Einar Haraldsson as a Soldier, Jaakko Hutchings as a Russian Soldier, Kaspar Velberg as a Pilot, Tommi Korpela as a Finnish Man, Erki Laur as a Mercenary and Sten Zupping as a Train Guard.
This was again directed with amazing intensity and grit as with the original by Jalmari Helander ("Zero deux" (segment "Rare Exports Inc.") '07, "Rare Exports" '10, "Big Game" '14, "Sisu" '22) plus TV, shorts and a video. As with its predecessor, this installment was slickly done, replete with action, intensity and especially many certain ways this Sisu was able to be as creative as he was in taking these evil guys down. What ways that were creative in the original, this film was able to find many other ways to be creative. This filmmaker surely knows how to keep his audience on the edge of their seats, whether with this movie or the original--in fact, this was simply a juiced up version. It was creatively well written by Jalmari Helander ("Zero deux" (segment "Rare Exports Inc.") '07, "Rare Exports" '10, "Big Game" '14, "Sisu" '22, "The Last Stand of Ellen Cole" (based on an idea) '24) plus shorts and a video. As with Helander's direction, his writing still followed the intense journey of this Sisu in attempting to put his life back together only having to deal with evil men wanting to do evil things. So again, he has to resort to his extremely creative ways to rid of these evildoers so he can enjoy what's left of his life. There wasn't a huge amount of dialogue, but these men's expressiveness spoke volumes. This writer had no problem in conveying to his audience what he wanted to relay to us with as few words as possible. Stephen Lang could've played the role as the Sisu since he has played similar roles such as "Don't Breathe", but the title role played by Jorma Tommila was brilliant.
Certainly if you liked this film's predecessor, "Sisu", you'll love this installation. It has it all: drama, action, war, explosiveness all in a thrilling story that will leave its audience on the edge of their proverbial seats. The creativeness of this Sisu is worth the price of admission alone.
Out of 4 Stars: 4 Rated: R 89mins.
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