Sisu

isu is the kind of movie that mistakes escalation for storytelling: it kicks off with a cool premise and a gnarly vibe, then mostly abandons character and plot in favor of a relentless string of “and then this happened” set pieces. The problem isn’t that it’s lean—it’s that it feels thin, like the film is allergic to momentum that comes from anything other than bigger explosions, louder violence, and more outrageous survival beats. Visually, it’s competent and often striking, but also overworked: the stylization and punchy, postcard-grit cinematography start to feel like a filter laid over rep…