Umberto Lenzi is undoubtedly the king of Italian crime movies, but unfortunately| Syndicate Sadists is not the best examples of his work in this genre. Lenzi's crime flicks tend to be a cut above the rest because he makes films based on stories with a point, and they don't lack direction| but this film feels a bit too wayward to fully fit with the rest of his stuff. The film takes obvious influence from Sergio Leone's landmark western 'A Fistful of Dollars' (which in turn, took influence from Akira Kurosawa's landmark samurai flick Yojimbo), in that it features two warring families and a strong character at the centre. The crime that Lenzi focuses on is kidnapping, and we centre on a character called 'Rambo'. Rambo is dragged into the war between the two families after his brother is killed because of it. Rambo uses his brains and brawn to pit the two families against one another, in the hope of gaining revenge for his brother's death, rescuing a young boy that they've kidnapped, and ultimately letting the two sides destroy one another.
The film's biggest asset is undoubtedly Tomas Milian. Milian was put to great use by Lenzi in almost all of his crime thrillers. The range of characters he has played for Lenzi is immense, and this one is easily one of the coolest. The character is called Rambo, which immediately sprang to mind the popular Sylvester Stallone character - but for once, the Italians actually haven't stolen this name as Syndicate Sadists was released first! As usual, the film is wickedly entertaining, as we get to watch Milian get himself involved in the usual array of car chases, shootouts and brawls. Lenzi has got him riding a motorbike this time round, and every scene featuring it and Milian is a real standout! However, the film often feels like it doesn't really have anywhere to go, and this means that the running time is stretched out more than it should be. Compared to the crime films of other Italian directors, Syndicate Sadists is more than above average| but in relation to Lenzi crime flicks such as Almost Human and The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist - it doesn't stand tall as one of Lenzi's best. Still, if you're looking for ninety minutes of testosterone fuelled mayhem - Syndicate Sadists will suffice!。心高气傲、身材骄人的余小娥,跟老公小申来城里打工。这对农村青年小夫妻开始并不顺利,租住的房子简单破旧。余小娥找工作屡次失败又被房东老太奚落,整日情绪恶劣,态度恶劣, 直到逛街时被大商场成衣店的老板看上。单纯而虚荣的小娥一步步陷入了老板的圈套,一个“螳螂捕蝉”的故事上演了……。卢卡申(安德列·米亚科夫 Andrey Myagkov 饰)是一名成功的外科医生,一次不合时宜的醉酒让本来要飞往莫斯科的他乘错了飞机,来到了列宁格勒。巧的是,在这里竟然存在着一条和卢卡申本来要去的地址完全相同的地点,在迷迷糊糊之中,卢卡申倒在了床上呼呼大睡。
面对躺在自己床上的“白雪公主”,房子的主人嘉娜(芭芭拉·布雷尔斯卡 Barbara Brylska 饰)深感震惊,朦朦胧胧醒来的卢卡申也不知道究竟发生了什么。好在两人之间的误会很快就消解了,但他们双方的伴侣却都因为这场误会而离开了他们。面临着同样悲惨的境遇,在两个孤独的人之间,爱情的火花被慢慢点燃。。