A sleeper hit in 2022, Jalmari Helander’s “Sisu” was a cartoonishly down-and-dirty adrenaline rush for action fans, not unlike the OG “Mad Max” decades earlier. That particular comparison grows even more apt with the arrival of “Sisu: Road to Revenge,” in which Jorma Tommila’s seemingly unkillable protagonist must battle innumerable bad guys at high speed on various forms of transport.
Bigger isn’t necessarily better, and this larger-scaled sequel almost inevitably lacks some of the freshness that made the original such a kick. Still, the director’s undeniable flair for gleefully excessive mayhem and propulsive pacing will more than satisfy those who loved its predecessor. Its comparatively lean, mean progress feels
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