It feels like a spaghetti western with John Wick kind of violent action without the intrigue those films offer. The performances and action are really good but there's something lacking in the whole thing and it really feels like stretching out a small story even at 90 minutes. The protagonist who barely speaks and doesn't waste any words unnecessarily reminded me of the Westerns but his being disillusioned by war was apparently inspired more by First Blood. The way it is kind of a chase with captive women makes it a little similar to Fury Road, but the themes barely feel like scratching the surface. There are no characters only one-dimensional sketches and even though they use slow motions and music to show what they want you to feel, it just doesn't feel powerful enough for that one dimension either.
Then there's also the use of English by characters when it isn't needed. If everyone did use English it would've made more sense but they included just a single scene towards the end where they speak Finnish which makes the use of English throughout the movie very weird.
Even with all these problems, it does deliver some nice action sequences and build them up properly. Most of these are already shown in the trailer which affected my expectations but it was still a nice movie.
Then there's also the use of English by characters when it isn't needed. If everyone did use English it would've made more sense but they included just a single scene towards the end where they speak Finnish which makes the use of English throughout the movie very weird.
Even with all these problems, it does deliver some nice action sequences and build them up properly. Most of these are already shown in the trailer which affected my expectations but it was still a nice movie.