MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true
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Film round-up: May 25, 2023
Maria Duarte reviews of Sisu, Master Gardener, Hypnotic and The Little Mermaid
NAZI NEMESIS: Jorma Tommili in Sisu
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MARY CONWAY is disappointed by drama that, despite accomplished performances, cannot overcome an unfocused script
New releases from Sam Carter, Spell Songs and Les Thomas
KEN COCKBURN traces the one original language – that of the Yamnaya pastoral nomads – from which all European and Indian languages derive
PAUL DONOVAN is fascinated by the debunking of the iconic British war hero
ALEX HALL recommends a searing panorama of our global predicament
Sisu (15)
Directed by Jalmari Helander
★★★★
SET in Lapland in 1944, a lone prospector wages war on evil Nazis who steal his gold in this relentless and violent but surprisingly satisfying revenge thriller by writer-director Jalmari Helander.
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