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唐纳德·施特尔瓦格总是格格不入：饱受欺凌，最终辍学，并成为了一个瘾君子。上世纪90年代初，正当他的生活开始好转时，一部电视剧把他和一起银行抢劫案联系了起来。描述：非常高，非常胖 — 就像施特尔瓦格一样。一名可疑的专家证人声称劫匪的耳垂很有特色，说服法官相信施特尔瓦格有罪，他因此被定罪。尽管有可信的不在场证明，施特尔瓦格还是在狱中度过了八年。在他获释后不到两周，真正的罪魁祸首就被抓获了。施特尔瓦格被宣告无罪，很快成为各大媒体争相报道的焦点人物。但随后，一辆黄金运输车在 A81高速公路上被劫持，价值180万欧元的黄金被抢走，一切都改变了。劫犯的头目 — 臭名昭著的黑帮说唱歌手莎塔尔向警方告密了。黄金劫匪和被劫者有一个共同点 — 他们都认识唐纳德·施特尔瓦格…他是否犯下了此前被污蔑的罪行？这就是他为自己的命运复仇的方式吗？。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!。
