胆包.,天

简介

　　U/!mberto Len?^zi= is undoubtedly t: $he ^$.?ki ,ng of^ I-%talian crime] movies, but %unf?ortunate/(ly,_, ?+Sy!-ndicate Sad/#ists )?-is not t(
he*= ,be^st e@%`xamples of h:is work in ;@=th ? :is $%^genre. L]?enzi's crim_)e flicks 
]ten$\d to b-e `a c/ut ab ,#?ove the /?rest %bec+\^ause he make$s films based o(n sto/![ries with a=,* point, ?-
_and th$ey:-+ don't.!/ l= ack directi
-on, .^but[^-. this ,+film feels a bit(= too way%%/@w-*ard to ,fully fit with th*]e rest of his s\; tuff. The =?film takes)^ obvious infl^uence\ from Sergio *Leone%/&#*)39s lan/-dm ^`+a.`^rk
 wes%)tern 'A Fistful,- of ]`Dolla\ rs&#39 (w [hich in tu.r]?n, t+#$ook in!f :luence f
rom Akira K[ur:= osawa's landm *$ark_/ samurai flick Yojimbo), in th/at it fea* tures tw%!
o warring f.)amil;?\i)( \(es and; , a s.\t[)rong charac-ter at $@$.the cen )tre. The c*rime th$^at Lenzi fo^cus,e
[s on is kidnapping, and ($we centre on a character called(,, 'Rambo'. (Ram:!bo i)+s-$ dragged into the war b) etwe.@en the@= two#;/ famil:_ies af-ter his`, broth^** er i s k ill]ed be(?(=c.,-a `? us`e of it;. Rambo uses hi^(/(s brains a^)^nd brawn to pit the t_?w!`o

families again\]st ;?one another, in th.-e hope of g+\aini. -] ng revenge for his broth er's( ^:@[death= , re^scuing(= a young boy that =they #&# 39ve kidnapped, and ultimat!=ely, letti=+ng t he two +;sides destroy% one#!_ another.　.　The film's b;ig=gest as
set is undoubtedl*y Tomas `Milia!)n. Mil=ia n was@
+ put t_.^o gre^at u se by= Lenzi in[ )+almost all of hi,:s crime t`hrillers. ):?
Th^/e range of character:\\s he/ has  play[)e* d for Lenzi i/[%s immen-/se_, and thi. s one i+_+s easily *one of the coo:$+lest! =. *The charac; ter is called +Rambo, wh-.ich immediate)ly s%`= prang ; to]_$ m-^ind t;?he po]pular Sylves.:%*ter St]\ a )llone \ %cha],/racter$$ - but fo-[
r once, t;-
h#e I!t).al`?ians actuall )y haven'*?=t st+!)-ol])en t:his n*\ame as Syndicate _Sad ist [s,% was relea^#;sed firs)(._t!% As`
 usual, the film is w]i/c#kedly entertaining, a$$s we  ge$!t^ to wa%:.tc+ h Mil- ian get himself involved in the usual array of car chases, shoot\. out-!s. an _d brawls.
` Lenz ;-^i has `got him riding a motor+.bike this tim  .e round, a!.nd ev$=ery sce\ne -,`feat?+uring\\ [it an-!d M%
ilian is a
real st@and; ou@t! However, t @he film often?, ,,feels like i]*#%t doesn't re#*ally- have anywh) ere .to g,-/,?o, and this m`$#eans tha.t [th;e r*unning tim% e`,/* is stretched out =more than it should be. Co[mpared to th+!
e([ [*,c*r?(ime f *,^i`=lms o`#f%
 ot-`(:her Ital]/
ian direc(=tors, Syndicate _Sadis?ts i\@s:/ m_%ore tha@#n ()above avera^ge but in relation t-,o`! #/Len#$\zi%( cri#me fli`:$ cks such as A$)lmost Hu^!)$?m*an and The Cy
.nic, Th(e`_ Rat a#nd The Fi$?`st! - it does# =n't stand ta ll as one of Lenz\=)?i'[s
(bes;+t. Sti ll, i% *f you're looking;_- :)?:f))o_r n) inety minutes of testostero (ne*`` fuelled 
m%ayhem: - Syndicate Sadists will suff\ic:e!