The 2018 Finnish comedy "Heavy Trip" (aka "Hevi Reissu") somehow managed to elude me until now late in 2021. I had the opportunity, finally, to get to sit down and watch it, and of course I did, since I have been listening to metal for more than 35 years myself.
Actually I hadn't even heard about "Heavy Trip" had it not been because of an acquaintance mentioning the movie. So I sought it out and tracked it down, managing to get my hands on it shortly thereafter. And I will say that I was immediately sold on the cover alone.
The storyline told in "Heavy Trip", as written by writers Juuso Laatio, Aleksi Puranen and Jari Olavi Rantala was definitely an enjoyable and entertaining one. "Heavy Trip" was rather unique, and it does a great job mixing different genres of movies into a single entertaining one. So thumbs up to the writers on that accomplishment. And I will say that the whole concept of a brutal metal band and their aspiration for their first gig as portrayed in the movie here was fun to watch.
I am by no means familiar with Finnish cinema, so all the performers in the movie here were unfamiliar faces to me. But I will say that they definitely had a good ensemble of skilled actors and actresses in the movie. And the movie was definitely nicely carried by the performances of Johannes Holopainen, Samuli Jaskio, Antti Heikkinen and Max Ovaska.
The character gallery in "Heavy Trip" was interesting and enjoyable. The characters were well-written and given good, suitable and believable dialogue. And I will say that the characters were definitely multi-faceted aspects and personalities. And the movie gave room for some nice character development along the way.
With "Heavy Trip" being a movie about a brutal death metal band, of course you have music in the movie. And the music that was being used to personify the band was just spot on. And it added so much atmosphere to the movie.
If you enjoy metal music, then you should certainly sit down to watch "Heavy Trip".
My rating of "Heavy Trip" lands on a well-deserved seven out of ten stars.
Actually I hadn't even heard about "Heavy Trip" had it not been because of an acquaintance mentioning the movie. So I sought it out and tracked it down, managing to get my hands on it shortly thereafter. And I will say that I was immediately sold on the cover alone.
The storyline told in "Heavy Trip", as written by writers Juuso Laatio, Aleksi Puranen and Jari Olavi Rantala was definitely an enjoyable and entertaining one. "Heavy Trip" was rather unique, and it does a great job mixing different genres of movies into a single entertaining one. So thumbs up to the writers on that accomplishment. And I will say that the whole concept of a brutal metal band and their aspiration for their first gig as portrayed in the movie here was fun to watch.
I am by no means familiar with Finnish cinema, so all the performers in the movie here were unfamiliar faces to me. But I will say that they definitely had a good ensemble of skilled actors and actresses in the movie. And the movie was definitely nicely carried by the performances of Johannes Holopainen, Samuli Jaskio, Antti Heikkinen and Max Ovaska.
The character gallery in "Heavy Trip" was interesting and enjoyable. The characters were well-written and given good, suitable and believable dialogue. And I will say that the characters were definitely multi-faceted aspects and personalities. And the movie gave room for some nice character development along the way.
With "Heavy Trip" being a movie about a brutal death metal band, of course you have music in the movie. And the music that was being used to personify the band was just spot on. And it added so much atmosphere to the movie.
If you enjoy metal music, then you should certainly sit down to watch "Heavy Trip".
My rating of "Heavy Trip" lands on a well-deserved seven out of ten stars.