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!。白男与王大鉴和蓝一是曾经的同学,作为好友出席两人的婚礼。白男回忆起在学校第一次见到王大鉴的场景: 那时他们因一件衣服撞衫不打不相识,一同在教导处罚站。婚礼现场,王大鉴催促白男参加婚礼的演出,但因为一首歌白男生气的离开。蓝一赶来安慰白男,原来白男并不是男生,她始终没有告诉王大鉴自己是女生,两人再次回忆起多年后三人偶遇时发生的一场惊心动魄的惊险事件。也正是因为这个事件,促成了蓝一与大鉴的这个婚事,但白男一直喜欢大鉴,却由于自身的原因,她努力促成了大鉴与蓝一的婚事,蓝一知道这一切的原因,但是白男始终没有勇气对大鉴表白。在婚礼上,白男终于穿上了婚纱,出现在大鉴的面前,蓝一为白男把对大鉴的这份情感说了出来。。