Sisu

Name: Sisu
Genre: Action, War
Released: April 28, 2023
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Aksel Hennie, Arttu Kapulainen, Jack Doolan, Jorma Tommila, Mimosa Willamo

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Lionsgate | Release Date: April 28, 2023 | R

Starring: Aksel Hennie, Arttu Kapulainen, Jack Doolan, Jorma Tommila, Mimosa Willamo, Onni Tommila, Tatu Sinisalo, Vincent Willestrand

Summary: During the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendaryDuring the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And no matter what the Nazis throw at him, the one-man death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold back – even if it means killing every last Nazi in his path.… Expand

Director: Jalmari Helander

Genre(s): Action, War

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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Thom Ernst

Apr 27, 2023

A hybrid action/war/revenge film with enough octane to blast Michael Bay out of competition. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Apr 27, 2023

Sisu is one of those unheralded films that comes seemingly out of nowhere to grab the adventurous movie-goer by the throat. For a perfectly-pitched 90 minutes, it glories in the excesses of gore and violence with an exuberance rarely experienced this side of Quentin Tarantino. Read full review

The Playlist Andrew Crump

Apr 28, 2023

Sisu communicates the basics without glossing over the record, and best of all without taking up time better spent liquifying bad guys. Read full review

Matt Donato

Apr 28, 2023

Sisu keeps it simple as a smaller-focus WWII epic that loves killing Nazis as much as we love watching them die in over-the-top ways. Read full review

David Fear

May 5, 2023

Should you want to spend 90 minutes watching Nazis get shot, stabbed, gutted, blown up, run over, and beaten with a variety of inanimate objects, in the most violent and gory manner possible, this war movie is the answer to your pulp-cinema prayers. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

May 24, 2023

It’s super fun entertainment, which mostly disguises the fact it’s not going to stick in the mind for long. Read full review

Calum Marsh

Apr 27, 2023

For all its gung-ho violence, the film never feels fraught or nasty enough: It never risks true offense or tastelessness, never takes a gamble on anything that could be interpreted the wrong way or that might sidestep expectations. Somehow it makes killing Nazis feel pretty tame. Read full review

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AojWifey

May 14, 2023

Absolutely fabulous film. Action and fight for what's yours type of film. Absolutely loved it. I highly recommend this film. If you can handle gore and death go watch and make sure to review it too. Most theater's won't show it but some have it . Go watch it's the best in a long time.

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Renatopd

May 29, 2023

Adorei o filme!

Muito bom.

Ótima ação. .......................................

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shadowhawk749

May 1, 2023

I thought it was great! Don't go in expecting something it's not. Not everything needs to have an overwhelming life altering plot that makes you question life. It's a solid, gritty, over the top, violent action movie.. and sometimes thats all you need!

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S2P_cinephile

Aug 3, 2023

Rambo meet John Wick in WW2!! "Sisu" is an action-thriller film with great results of lean narrative and bloody fun revenge without being afraid to be nonsensical.

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alanpotter17

Sep 11, 2023

Se você tiver paciência para não se importar com as várias concessões, esse "Rambo" antinazista pode até funcionar. Mas o que deu nos roteiristas em achar que precisamos de um filme com um homem praticamente imortal?
São tantas as cenas bizarras, como a do campo minado, no avião, sobreviverSe você tiver paciência para não se importar com as várias concessões, esse "Rambo" antinazista pode até funcionar. Mas o que deu nos roteiristas em achar que precisamos de um filme com um homem praticamente imortal?
São tantas as cenas bizarras, como a do campo minado, no avião, sobreviver àquele enforcamento. O roteiro simplesmente cria seu super-herói e cria também os vários patetas coadjuvantes, que nada mais fazem do que co-existir ao nosso herói que nunca morre. Como ele sobreviveu àquela queda do avião? Enfim...
Ainda assim, por mais que a verossimilhança se exploda aqui, o filme é muito bem produzido, tem uma fotografia que me agrada, e o que é melhor, não há aqueles cortes frenéticos que tornam a cena ininteligível. Tudo é muito bem produzido e posto na tela com classe, por mais calhorda e acima do tom que seja. Nada como filmes mais estridentes feito "missão impossível" não façam com muito mais orçamento.
Então, de fato a questão aqui é desligar o cérebro e se divertir com as situações mirabolantes a que o protagonista é posto, defendendo seu ouro encontrado e sobrevivendo a cada emboscada inacreditavelmente quase intacto. Até mesmo sua idade aqui não é um problema, quanto mais a fome, as dores, a alimentação. É um robô, uma máquina, e você vai precisar de um cérebro meio robótico também para aproveitar a experiência. Se for muito crítico, provavelmente os risos tomarão conta e a sensação de canalhice irá imperar durante toda a projeção. Confesso que fiquei oscilando entre um sentimento e outro, e até mesmo a tentativa de girl power me soou bobinha. O que me segurou foi o quesito técnico mesmo, de uma produção com um roteiro esdrúxulo mas que ao menos é competente em criar cenas limpas, por mais humanamente impossíveis que possam parecer.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Apr 30, 2023

If you accept it all, then go for it. There is no other way to process it, because if you don't, on more than one occasion you'll be shouting, "How the **** did that happen?
It is what it is. Take it or leave it.
There are no dramatic escalations or emotional stakes in its plot. You're notIf you accept it all, then go for it. There is no other way to process it, because if you don't, on more than one occasion you'll be shouting, "How the **** did that happen?
It is what it is. Take it or leave it.

There are no dramatic escalations or emotional stakes in its plot. You're not watching a hero or someone pretending to be one.
It's a guy who's looking to protect his gold and in his way are some Nazis. He's not afraid of them at all and will kill them as they come.

There's nothing you won't see coming, no surprises that would add any kind of depth to the plot or further characterization of the lead figure. That's Sisu. There's no more. Don't look for anything else.

If that's not your idea of quick entertainment, I'll honestly tell you not to waste your time.… Expand

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JohnLSD

May 26, 2023

A very generic low budget movie with a lot of historical inaccuracies. Nothing new or original, just the standard for the standard working class frustrated men.

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