视频简介
莉拉（帕特丽夏·阿奎特 Patricia Arquette 饰）崇尚自然，是一位自然主义者，然而她的男友内森（蒂姆·罗宾斯 Tim Robbins 饰）却是个实实在在的教条主义者，这两个性格和生活理念截然迥异的人，他们的爱情能够长久吗？最终，选择放弃自我的那个人是莉拉。 一个名为帕弗（瑞斯·伊凡斯 Rhys Ifans 饰）的男人的出现打破了莉拉和内森之间艰难维系的平衡，帕弗从小就跟随着父亲生活在深山老林之中，外表和内心都和“野人”无异。内森兴致勃勃地要在帕弗身上开始自己的计划，而莉拉却感到了犹豫和矛盾。一边是被压抑的真性情，一边是和恋人多年的感情，莉拉会做出怎样的选择呢？。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!。
