Jussi Pussi

This little gem proves that Spede Pasanen should have just stuck to producing and let other people decide more often. 'Jussi Pussi' has a delightful lightness and nonchalant anarchy to it, underscoring Ere Kokkonen as the true talent of the "Spede family".

Jussi Pussi has a different feel from most Spede movies. But I don't really know how to describe it... In the beginning the dialogue is minimal. That changes when the movie really gets started, but a weird outsider feeling is present all the way across the film. Then there's black and white tone and smoking of a lot of cigarettes, so I start to feel like I'm watching some ancient version of Kaurismäki style.

The story is not anything special but it's maybe a bit more consistent than usual Spede movie. There are a lot of funny moments but it's not overtly slapstic. More like a subtle drama-comedy.

I think this is one of Spede's lesser known films but not definitely not the worst. I'm glad I checked it out.