Ty Watches "Sisu: Road to Revenge"

I have just returned home after seeing "Sisu: Road to Revenge". Let’s discuss.

This is the sequel to the very underrated "Sisu" that came out in 2022. "Sisu" was about a Finnish man who was protecting his gold from the Nazis. The movie was incredibly action packed and a blast to watch. I still think of some of the action sequences in that movie to this day. There's a scene involving a massive plane crash, and to see the main guy walk away from that, it was pretty amazing. And that's the entirety of that movie. It's massive action sequences, and it is a bunch of villains chasing one hero. The original truly blew me away, my dad came over to my house to watch it On Demand with me and we both rave about it to this day. So, we both had to see this sequel. The theater only had about six people in it this morning, including my dad and I, but it was perfect. I knew the other audience members were fans of the first movie just like my dad and I. This new one also got very good early reviews, so my expectations were pretty high going in.

And "Sisu: Road to Revenge" absolutely delivered. This movie has about five to ten minutes of story to tell and the rest is pure action. I feel like this movie puts a franchise like "Fast and Furious" to shame. While those movies are fun and funny, this movie is all about adrenaline and action. I'm not big into that type of stuff either, unless I'm watching a movie. I love the "John Wick" franchise, and this whole world of "Sisu" is akin to that, it just takes place during and after a war in the former Soviet Union and  Finland. After we see the main guy tear his old house down it is pretty much non stop action pieces. I really like that these movies are told in chapters. It lets me know what to look forward to. And in this one the main guy has a big truck, so he has to be on the road, thus his "Road to Revenge".

When I say what I'm about to say, remember that this is a compliment. "Sisu: Road to Revenge" makes the first "Sisu" movie look understated. I mentioned before that he survived a horrendous plane crash in the first movie. Well, that is almost child's play in this one. They go for it and then some with the action in the movie. The main character has to fight motorcycle bad guys with bullet proof helmets on. There's a whole train sequence that is wild. He has planes coming after him. It is nuts. And the whole while we have one guy that is setting all this up, and they establish very early on how evil this villain is. But that's the thing, everyone besides our hero, for the most part that is, are villains. The train is full of villains. It is almost like everyone is out to get him, but he is so damn crafty and superhero-like. The things he survives this time around are wild. From electric fire whips to multiple punches in the face and a myriad of bullets flying his way, our hero finds a way and I was there for every second of this movie. I told my dad after the movie was over that I liked it so much for the action, but also that I could just turn my brain off and watch such a kick ass movie. The makers of this movie aren't trying to win any major awards or trying to tell some kind of heart wrenching story. They just want to make a straight up action movie and boy do they achieve that and then some.

I loved this sequel. I was primed and ready for it and it still found ways to surprise me. I cannot recommend it enough. And if you do see it, make sure to watch the original first just to understand what is all going on in this world they have created. "Sisu: Road to Revenge" rules. It is a total blast. 

Ty

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man Podcast.

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