“麻烦专家”吴忧专门解决各种麻烦。一天,他接到一个高额报酬的任务:接近女大学生刘一晨获得信任并劝她放弃财产协议。 吴忧使尽浑身解数获取刘一晨签名都没有成功,反而越来越觉得刘一晨不像雇主嘴里贪图财产的第三者;雇主施压甚至采取极端手段伤害刘一晨,并开始对吴忧产生怀疑。 吴忧在刘一晨生日宴会上强颜欢笑,一片喧闹中他终于获得了刘一晨的签字;后被当面揭穿所有真相,一无所有的一晨与吴忧彻底决裂。 刘一晨篮球比赛在即,状态却跌至低谷;吴忧发现自己真的爱上了那个女孩。吴忧返回学校联合刘一晨队友实施一起天衣无缝的调包计划,夺回本属于刘一晨的财产。 一切尘埃落定,吴忧公司出售、刘一晨重回SCBA联赛……。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!。