Umberto Lenzi is undoubt□dly t□□ king□of □talian crime m□vies, but □nf□rtunatel□; Sy□□icate Sadists is not □he best exa□ples□of his □ork in this □enre. Lenzi's crim□ flick□ □end □o be a□cut □□ov□ the rest because he makes fil□s□based□on stories □it□ a point,□an□ they don□□;t lack□direc□ion□□but thi□□film feels a bit to□ wayward to fully □i□ wi□h t□□ rest□of his stu□f. The□film take□□□bvious influ□nc□ f□om Ser□i□ Leone□□s la□dmark we□tern 'A□Fis□ful of Dollars' (wh□ch□in□□u□□, □ook□influence from Aki□a Kur□sawa's landmark samurai f□ick Yoj□mb□),□in that it□f□ature□□tw□ w□rring □amilie□ and a strong □ha□acte□ a□ the centre□ The crime that Len□i focuses on is kidnapping□ and we c□ntre □□ a □h□racter c□lled 'Rambo□#39;. Rambo is dragged into t□e war betwee□ t□□ two fa□ilies □□ter his □rother □s killed because o□ it□ □ambo □ses his brains an□ bra□n to pit the □wo □ami□ies aga□nst □ne a□oth□r, i□ t□e □ope□o□ gaining reven□e for hi□ bro□he□'s □ea□□, □escui□g a□yo□ng boy that the□'□e kidnapped, and□ultimate□y □e□□ing t□e two sides dest□oy one another. Th□ f□lm's bigges□ asset is□undoubt□d□y□Tomas□Mil□an□ Milian wa□ put to great use by Lenzi in □lmost all □f□h□s□crime thrillers□ The□r□□ge o□ char□cter□ he□has pl□yed □or Le□zi□is im□□n□□, □nd this on□□is easil□□o□e□□□ the coolest. T□□ c□ar□ct□□□is □all□d Rambo, which □□□edi□tely□sprang □o m□nd the popular Sy□vester□S□a□lone character - b□t□fo□ once, the It□□ians □ctually □□ven't stolen □hi□ name as S□ndi□ate Sadists□was□□elea□ed□□irst! □□ usual, t□e film is□wickedly en□er□ain□ng, as we □e□ to □atch Milian get h□mse□f□i□□ol□ed□in the usu□l arr□□ o□ car chas□s,□shoo□out□ an□ bra□l□. Lenz□ has □□t h□m riding a mo□orbike□□his □□me round, and eve□y sc□ne□featuri□g □□□and Milian□is□a re□l sta□dout! □owe□er, □he film o□t□n f□els l□□e □t do□sn□#39;t really have anywh□re to go,□and□th□s□means that □he ru□ni□g□ti□e is str□tched o□t mor□ than it should be.□Compared t□ □h□ crime f□l□s □f□□□he□ Itali□n directors, Syndicate Sadist□□is more than abo□e □verage; but in relati□□ t□ Lenzi crime flick□ such as A□most Human□and □he Cynic, The Rat an□ Th□□□is□ - it □o□□□'t stand□tall as one o□ Lenz□'s□be□t.□□till,□if you&□39□re loo□ing for nine□y m□nut□s of testost□r□ne fu□l□ed may□em -□Sy□dicate□□adist□ w□ll suf□ic□!张西雅身□(🐝)一动□往后一闪□让了开来,接着,一个扫□扫在□阮范的□脸之上□“好啦□⛅□!好啦!我这就动手,我的姑奶奶!”朱权见柳烟搬出了刘家,□敢再怠慢,他清水□虽然在L省是呼风□□的主儿,可(🥧)要(👛)与□家这样的江湖□主□板还不□格儿(□)。