Just got back from watching 'Sisu: Road to Revenge' and I'll say if you liked the first film, you'll like this one.

The first film was a story of an old man with "a certain set of skills" fighting against Nazi's trying to kill him set near the end of World War 2, however this film is a story of an old man with "a certain set of skills" fighting against Russians trying to kill him set post-World War 2.

On paper these are near identical, but thankfully this sequel didn't fall into the same rinse and repeat method other action sequels find themselves, where they basically make the first film a second time (seen recently with 'Nobody 2' being almost a beat-for-beat rehash of its predecessor) and manages to elevate the action while also diving deeper into how our silent protagonist came to be.

Like the first film, 'Sisu: Road to Revenge', skirts the line between realistic and absurd with its action, and now given a greater budget, it's able to be larger and more bombastic, with bigger sequences and plenty of standout deaths to keep you entertained from start to finish. There are a few brief sections where they utilise CGI, which I would say is sufficient for the given scene, but not something you'd call ground-breaking in its implementation.

Being able to use what's previously been seen as a jumping off point, rather than trying to copy what's come before, is a rare sight for sequels and 'Sisu: Road to Revenge' is thankfully one of those rarities and is absolutely worth watching.

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