Hevimpi reissu

While it doesn't quite reach the quality of the first movie, it still offers plenty of lighthearted entertainment and a few good laughs.

I mean the plot "band falling apart due to an evil greedy producer guy but gets back together in the end" has been done to death but I'll always enjoy a good, tongue in cheek metal spin on it.

Just don't expect any deep, thought-out story arks, oscar-worthy acting or character growth and you'll have a good time. The music is decent and the cast is likeable.

One smaller gripe I have: It wouldn't hurt to be a little less tropey at times. The forced image change on a band to be more mainstream generally makes for a few good laughs but even that has been overdone by now.

I was a big fan of the first movie. An irreverent, creative and very funny comedy about a bunch of metalheads from a dead end town in Finland looking for their big break, encountering ever more ridiculous situations. Clearly made by people who know and love metal culture but also enjoy poking fun at its more openly ridiculous aspects.

The only moment where it started to lose me was the relatively uncreative and much too conventional finale which felt more like how an American remake of the same material would handle it.

After seeing the trailer I began to fear part two would just going to be exactly that, but stretched to 90 minutes.

And yup, that's basically what happened....

The plot couldn't be more cliched if they tried, you can see every beat coming from a mile away and the last half hour especially becomes a total slog.

It's not a complete failure, the chemistry between the cast is great as ever, there are some good tunes throughout and the constant stabs at Finland's friendly neighbor Norway did make me chuckle at least, but the bog-standard plot and lack of ideas drag this movie way down. The seemingly endless barrage of cameos from the metal scene just smells of desperation and all the music references felt way too obvious this time around.

Heavy trip was the little movie that could. This feels strangely corporate by comparison.

It brings me no joy to say it, but what a disappointment.

A true recapturing of the heart and soul of the first film. A great testament, if you will. I've never loved a follow up as much as I love this. No matter if you're a lover of Baby Metal, or Abbath, Metallica, or Suicide Silence, there is something to be said for the metal community. We're all here for one another, and it shows. This film has more heart than 90% of the mainstream films I've seen since the first one debuted. These reviews have to be so long, but all I need to say is that this film is awesome. Great watch with friends and or lovers of music in general. Share it with your buddies, they'll thank you.

This movie felt so awesome to watch. It's unapologetically itself at all times in the best of ways. Hilarious bits nonstop, badass metal music, all the characters are excellent and the villains sinister and fun, and an absolutely banger soundtrack (from the perspective of a metal guy.)

I also really appreciate the authenticity of the movie. The actors are believable metalheads, the metal culture is brought out in a way that must come from real metalheads, and I appreciate the linguistic realism as well.

This was one of the best movies of the year for me, and I imagine even a nonmetal person would enjoy this!

I was looking forward to seeing this 2024 sequel titled "Hevimpi reissu" (aka "Heavier Trip") to the 2018 "Heavi Reissu" (aka. "Heavy Trip"), because I really enjoyed that movie.

The storyline in the movie, as written by Juuso Laatio and Jukka Vidgren, whom both also directed the movie, was adequate, but it just wasn't as impressive as the storyline in the first movie. Sure, it was still watchable and enjoyable, no doubt about it, but it just wasn't matching the entertainment value of the first movie.

It was fun to see Johannes Holopainen, Samuli Jaskio, Chike Ohanwe and Max Ovaska return to reprise their characters from the first movie. Actor David Bredin was really a great addition to the movie, especially because he played his character so out. The acting performances in the movie were good.

It was actually pretty funny and cool that the girls from Baby Metal showed up and played a part in the movie. As a metalhead, one might think whatever one wants about the band, but one cannot deny that they are famous and have acquired popularity. Of course, as with everything, it is all a matter of acquired taste and personal preference.

The movie has some great music and songs in it, which definitely helps set the mood and atmosphere of the movie.

My rating of "Hevimpi reissu" lands on a six out of ten stars.