Review of Sisu

Sisu (2022)
4/10
Shut off your brain and be entertained
4 May 2023
The opening scene with the geographic map along with the narration of the war was a good introduction into this movie. The cinematography was very nice. There were a selection of wide shots and picturesque landscapes as the main character navigated the land. I enjoyed the colors of this film that added to the grittiness of the action taking place.

The film was broken down into chapters which I thought was fine but wasn't really necessary considering there were only a limited amount of characters all following the same plot line. There wasn't much of a story to this film. Basically a guy who wants no part of the Nazi war encounters some Nazi's that want to take his gold. He fights them in order to survive and keep his gold. While that story is simple it would have worked much better if there was more character development. Perhaps starting the film off showing how the main character lived before the war. A backstory into his life with some flashbacks maybe. There just wasn't any thought put into who this man was aside from the fact that he was dangerous and people knew of him.

The look of all the characters was well done. The part of the Nazi leader was well acted and he had the look of a villain. He had the most dialogue in the film contrary to the main character who barely said a word until the end.

The action in this movie was good but it was very much on the unrealistic side of things. The main character was basically indestructible to the point where it felt like he was Superman. Once again this could have worked better if he was given a backstory of somehow possessing superpowers. But since we were made to believe that he was just a human with special skills/ training it was a bit of an eye rolling experience.

If you can go into this film expecting unbelievable action sequences then you'll be entertained enough for an hour and a half.
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