Written and directed by Jalmari Helander, this is the gonzo sequel to the equally gonzo original "Sisu". In the first film, our silent hero, Aatami takes on the German army at the close of World War Two. Now it's the Russian army's turn as they hunt him down when he tries to return to Finland from land now occupied by Russia (traveling with wood beams that are all that is left of his home no less). To up the ante, he also discovers the man (Igor Draganov) charged with finding him is also the man responsible for killing his wife and children.
Jorma Tommila returns as Aatami and is joined now by Stephen Lang as Igor and Richard Brake as the KGB commander. Mr. Lang chews the scenery brilliantly in these villain roles and here, is particularly nasty. Mr. Tommila is all bloody action as the silent unstoppable killing machine, hell bent on revenge.
This is a genre specific film and certainly not for everyone but if you like non-stop action with plenty of bloody violence and great stunts, you won't be disappointed.
Oh, and his adorable dog doesn't die.
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