视频简介
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!。伯纳德（达斯汀·霍夫曼 Dustin Hoffman 饰）和薇薇安（莉莉·汤普琳 Lily Tomlin 饰）是一对感情十分要好的夫妻，两人经营着一家私人侦探所，专门帮助人们解决生活里遇到的各种难题。作为他们的客户，艾伯特（詹森·舒瓦兹曼 Jason Schwartzman 饰）的处境显然不容乐观，仿佛是在一瞬间，他发现生命中的一切都偏离了他的掌控，朝着未知的方向迅速发展开去，与此同时，他的死对头布莱德（裘德·洛 Jude Law 饰）似乎正春风得意。 然而，上帝是公平的，因为布莱德也有着自己无法解决的难题，对于他如花似玉的女朋友道恩（娜奥米·沃茨 Naomi Watts 饰），布莱德始终放心不下，于是他成为了伯纳德和薇薇安的下一个客户。。
