Overview

• The sequel premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 21, drawing strong reviews that describe it as bigger, bloodier, and in some cases superior to the 2022 original.
• Critics compare the film’s nonstop chase structure and variety of stunts to Mad Max: Fury Road, with some calling it the best action sequel since John Wick: Chapter 4.
• Set two years after the first film, the story follows Aatami Korpi as he attempts to move his dismantled family cabin from newly Soviet-controlled land back to Finland.
• Jalmari Helander returns as writer-director with Jorma Tommila reprising his near-mythic protagonist, while Stephen Lang portrays Igor Draganov, the Soviet officer hunting him.
• Reviewers note a shift toward large-scale spectacle with splatstick humor, inventive set pieces involving planes, tanks, motorcycles and trains, and an emotional throughline anchored by Aatami’s mission.