Movie review
October 21, 2025 · 89 min · R · Finnish
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
This 2025 sequel is straight-up over-the-top action revenge with zero modern identity politics or social-justice messaging. The silent Finnish hero (Jorma Tommila) dismantles his family home in former Finnish territory now held by the Soviets and hauls it across country while the Red Army commander (Stephen Lang) who murdered his family hunts him down in a relentless, cartoonishly violent chase. The entire narrative is personal vendetta and wild set pieces—no lectures, no representation emphasis, no activist framing. Audiences and reviewers explicitly note the total absence of woke elements.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Sisu: Road to Revenge.
Woke representation / casting
Historical European setting with fitting cast; no emphasis, swaps, or agenda-driven choices.
Woke political dialogue
Minimal dialogue overall; no modern lectures or activist speeches.
Identity-driven story themes
Pure personal revenge and action; identity or representation never central.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Light historical Soviet villainy as personal backstory only; no modern institutional or values-based critique.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant; straightforward sequel continuation with no ideological alterations to prior material.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Complete absence of backlash claiming it is “too woke” or pushes forced identity politics.
Creator track record context
Consistent pulpy action focus across Helander’s work; no alignment with activist patterns.
Production
