Sisu

This movie is a comedic masterpiece of nonsensical action, and the numerous plot holes and questionable choices disrupt the overall experience. Expected it to be a WWII flick where some dude goes all John Wick on the Nazis, but it ends up looking like a parody of Rambo.

I really wanted to like "Sisu" significantly more than I ended up doing. For film festivals, this flick from Finland is certainly just right, as those who want to see Nazis get splattered will definitely get their money's worth. But in between the violent excesses, the film is unfortunately pretty dull. I have no problem at all with it taking itself one hundred percent seriously. But then the characters need to be a little more interesting. The silent protagonist excels at taking multiple brutal beatings while wearing plot armor. The Nazis, on the other hand, are generic. If you mimic the style of "Inglourious Basterds" in places, you should at least have a halfway interesting villain à la Hans Landa. However, there is none here, which is why, aside from the splatter, "Sisu" is a little boring overall.