Sometimes you just want a little of the old ultra-violence and you want to see nazis get the comeuppance you know they deserve. Sisu will check that box for you.

Running a brisk ninety minutes there is blood, gore and violence galore as we join an older prospector (Jorma Tommila) in 1944 Finland. He’s left the war behind, and keeps to himself, working out in the picturesque wilderness, panning for gold.

When he discovers a vein he excavates what he can, and prepares to head back to town. That’s when he runs afoul of nazis. Their policy, as they begin to realize they are losing the war, is that of scorched earth, they are razing towns to the ground, killing everyone they come across, and destroying infrastructure.

The SS commander (Aksel Hennie) who is leading them makes the mistake of taking the prospector’s gold, but the older man has already begun to wreak bloody carnage on the nazis, and now he’s extra motivated, he wants his gold back.

With some over-the-top moments, the horse in the minefield stands out, and lots and lots of gore, Sisu is a violent and damned entertaining film.

The prospector, whom a legend has grown up around during his time in the service, is practically unstoppable and refuses to give up, no matter how badly he is hurt. And he gets hurt. A lot.

But he gives as good as he gets and each of the commander’s convoy slowly falls one by one, and it’s almost disturbing how violent some of the deaths are, and how giddy one gets watching these nazis get done in.

The prospector has almost no lines at all in the film, save for a couple near the end of the film. In fact, the dialogue is kept to a minimum throughout the entire cast. The filmmakers know what the viewers are there for, and it isn’t for any in-depth or insightful dialogue.

The film makes some fantastic use of locations, there are some stunning vistas, some fantastic practical and makeup effects for the injuries, and solid use of VFX to create some brilliant kills. It looks great, has some fantastic pacing, and doesn’t overstay its welcome. It comes in, does its job, and then leaves you grinning giddily as the credits roll.

Sisu ends up being wonderfully entertaining, it’s loud, violent, has lots of blood, and has a villain that you already hate. it comes pre-loaded with expectations and delivers on them to great satisfaction.