Sisu (2023)
90%RT Audience Score: 88%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Sisu, the Finnish action film that has been making waves in the cinema world, is a blood-soaked, adrenaline-fueled ride that will leave you breathless. Director Jalmari Helander has crafted a film that is equal parts Sergio Leone and Quentin Tarantino, with a healthy dose of Finnish humor thrown in for good measure. The story follows The Immortal, a legendary ex-commando who takes on a group of Nazis in a battle that is as brutal as it is satisfying. The action is non-stop, the violence is over-the-top, and the humor is pitch-black. Sisu is a film that will leave you feeling both exhilarated and slightly disturbed, and that’s exactly what makes it so damn good.
Sisu is the ultimate Nazi-killing movie that will have you cheering for the good guys and cringing at the brutal violence. It’s like a Quentin Tarantino film on steroids, with non-stop action and gore that will leave you breathless. The Finnish director Jalmari Helander has created a masterpiece that will satisfy any action movie fan’s thirst for blood and guts. The Immortal is a badass hero that you can’t help but root for, and the Nazis are the perfect villains to hate. If you’re looking for a fun, over-the-top, and entertaining movie, Sisu is the one for you. Just don’t forget to bring a strong stomach and a love for explosions.
Production Company(ies)
Foreign Language, Lionsgate, Stage 6 Films
Distributor
Lionsgate
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
SHOOT LOCATION(S):
Lapland, Finland; Helsinki, Finland; Finland
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2023
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 31m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:NA
Genre(s)
Action/War
Keyword(s)
starring Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo, Onni Tommila, directed by Jalmari Helander, written by Jalmari Helander, action, war, R rating, Lionsgate, Petri Jokiranta, Subzero Film Entertainment, Good Chaos, Finnish language, Dolby Digital, box office gross $6.7M, reviewed by Nick Schager, Bilge Ebiri, David Fear, Adam Graham, Oliver Jones, Sara Michelle Fetters, Mark Jackson, Maria Lattila, Brian Eggert, Matt Conway, Laura Clifford, Eileen Jones, critic reviews, audience score 88%, gory, violent, Nazis, gold, one-man death squad, courage, determination, Finnish word “sisu”, bloody satisfaction, action aficionados, grindhouse, John Wick, Sergio Leone, Crank: High Voltage, pulp-cinema, summer blockbuster, hyper-violent, blackly comedic, genre mashup, legendary Finnish ex-commando, The Immortal, rough justice, exhilarating bursts.
Worldwide gross: $10,256,098
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: $6,937,839
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $7,500,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $7,500,000
Production budget ranking: 1,767
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $4,038,750
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Aksel Hennie – Bruno
Jack Doolan – Wolf
Mimosa Willamo – Aino
Onni Tommila – Schütze
Arttu Kapulainen – Rower
Director: Jalmari Helander
Producer: Petri Jokiranta
Writer: Jalmari Helander
Production Co: Subzero Film Entertainment, Good Chaos
Distributor: Lionsgate
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1
Director(s)
NA
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
NA
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (126) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (119) | Rotten (7)
A balls-to-the-wall Nazi-killing affair that more than lives up to the hype.
May 8, 2023
Nick Schager
The Daily Beast
TOP CRITIC
I kept imagining it as what might have happened had Sergio Leone been alive to direct Crank: High Voltage.
May 5, 2023
Bilge Ebiri
New York Magazine/Vulture
TOP CRITIC
Should you want to spend 90 minutes watching Nazis get shot, stabbed, gutted, blown up, run over, and beaten with a variety of inanimate objects, in the most violent and gory manner possible, this war movie is the answer to your pulp-cinema prayers.
May 4, 2023
David Fear
Rolling Stone
TOP CRITIC
A lean, mean Nazi-killing machine, Sisu is a brutal, bloody fantasy built for maximum fanboy thrills.
May 1, 2023 | Rating: B
Adam Graham
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
This period neck-snapper from Finnish filmmaker Jalmari Helander… could end up taking the gore-splattered crown as the most satisfying, over-the-top violent action movie of the summer.
May 1, 2023 | Rating: 3.5/4
Oliver Jones
Observer
TOP CRITIC
Sisu is a blood-splattered dream action aficionados won’t want to wake from.
April 30, 2023 | Rating: 3/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
Sisu’s the ultimate metal movie; a Tarantino-knock-off with hyper-violent action seen through a blackly comedic lens.
May 19, 2023 | Rating: 4/5
Mark Jackson
Epoch Times
It’s an absurd, epic action film from a country that rarely produces them. Sisu provides non-stop thrills – and who doesn’t love to see a bunch of Nazis die in the most glorious fashion?
May 18, 2023 | Rating: 5/5
Maria Lattila
WhyNow (UK)
The heightened quality of everything onscreen hopes to evoke gleeful and shocked laughter over the nonstop procession of stabbings, explosions, and dismemberments. And it mostly works.
May 18, 2023 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Sisu delivers a no-nonsense bloodbath crafted with love and understanding of age-old action movie tenets.
May 17, 2023
Matt Conway
Battle Royale With Cheese
From the delightfully warped mind of “Rare Exports” writer/director Jalmari Helander comes a comically violent genre mashup about a legendary Finnish ex-commando known as The Immortal because of his absolute refusal to die.
May 17, 2023 | Rating: B+
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews
The question is, are you in the mood to see exhilarating bursts of rough justice? Given the state of the world now, I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t be.
May 17, 2023
Eileen Jones
The Jacobin…
Plot
ling spree ensues when a Finnish prospector seeks revenge on the Nazis who stole his gold during the last days of WWII in Sisu.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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