Matti Onnismaa

For animal lovers, Euthanizer will either be a disturbing dramatization of man’s insensitivity towards all four legged creatures or a vindication of the deep emotional attachment many feel for furry friends. This finely crafted Finnish film from writer/director Teemu Nikki features a gun-toting, leather clad vigilante fighting on behalf of the animals and out to teach the human race a lesson that audiences won’t soon forget. Find out what you’re in for with this Euthanizer Movie Review! OK, so the description above may be overselling the action packed adventure element of Euthanizer. Our main character, Veijo, is out to avenge pets done wrong (or is he?), but without taking it quite as far as Keanu Reeves in John Wick (Note: don’t mess with people’s dogs). Fewer fists fly, but the body count does rise by the film’s end. I have to admit that my first assumptions about Euthanizer had me thinking Dr. Jack Kevorkian on a rampage, but despite the poster art, Nikki’s intentions seem far from such schlock. Then