Sisu (2022) | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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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 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.

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Narratively lean as it is deliriously gory, Sisu is an inspired pastiche that gives bloody satisfaction to action aficionados.

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A gory grindhouse good time, Sisu should satisfy almost anybody who's wondered what it might look like if John Wick went up against Nazis.

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David Stratton

The Australian

It's all very silly, but it's so over-the-top that it becomes blissfully entertaining.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 5, 2023

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Rather than being directed to avert your gaze from the effects of violence, you’re watching it magnified to the point of the cartoonish. It’s lavishly embellished with blood and gore. Talk about a guilty pleasure.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 28, 2023

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

Sisu is as good as you’ve heard – bring extra popcorn.

Jun 18, 2023

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Calum Cooper

Flick Feast

Its combination of ridiculous fun with genuinely compelling themes is a mixture few filmmakers can pull off successfully, yet Helander does so with flying colours.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 19, 2024

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Jericho Tadeo

MovieWeb

It takes itself seriously enough to string together a blood-drenched action thrill ride...but doesn't necessarily burden itself too much with matters of realism, probability, or even, when it comes to certain ballistic patterns, physics.

Jul 12, 2024

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Paul Klein

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

At times the film plays out like a live action Wile-E Coyote cartoon. We see Tommila shot, stabbed, hanged, blown up, beaten, thrown from cars but nothing undoes his resolve to get his gold and get them Nazis dead.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 5, 2024

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Ava Great! Very gory, but the ending was worth it Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review Alex R This was a very underrated movie, but we loved it. It's great to see an action movie with an older man as the lead. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/03/23 Full Review Chris Crockett Action good Story ok Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/08/23 Full Review dodgerfan.1973 The only thing better than seeing zombie’s blown up is seeing nazi’s blown up!!!! 👍👍 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/31/23 Full Review Ricardo T Fun action movie in the style of John Wick. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/30/23 Full Review Chris A fun John Wick inspired movie that is both realistic and over the top at the same time. I wasn't bored for a second! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jalmari Helander Director Jorma Tommila Aatami Korpi Aksel Hennie Bruno Helldorf Jack Doolan Wolf Mimosa Willamo Aino Onni Tommila Schütze

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Sisu: Movie Clip - Nazi Encounter