Starring Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan and Mimosa Willamo. Written and directed by Jalmari Helander. Budge $6 million Euro. Running time 91 minutes.
This answers the age old question, when does watching Nazis die horribly become boring? The answer, NEVER!!!!!
The plot is simplicity itself. It's 1944 and Jorma Tommila is a retired Finish army commando and now gold miner called Aatami Korp, trying to live apart from the war that ravages the world around him. When he strikes a thick vein of pure gold, Aatami sets off for civilisation and bumps into a 30-man troop of retreating Nazis who've been scorching the Earth as they make their retreat, with a truck full of kidnapped women.
What follows is a relentless and brutal battle that doesn't let up as Aatmai takes on them all on in a no-holds barred fight to the death and seemingly beyond as, with the power of Sisu, he manages to survive death at every turn, with almost supernatural power. This is savage, brutal and unrepentant. The Nazis die in violent gouts of bloody gore and as the death toll rises so does the inventiveness of the kills.
Sadly, it does all get a bit one note and somewhat repetitive and Aatmai's ability to survive actual death becomes deeply ridiculous climaxing in a nose first plane crash that finally jumps the shark.
It's only at the 93 minute mark that you realise that our hero hasn't spoken and then with the credits in sight he does and you realise it was worth the wait.
Funny, brutal and savage. Not everyone's cup of tea but this is every WWII film crossed with Rambo and Friday 13th with Jason as the hero.
8/10
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