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!
拍得很极简，演员没得说，有些让人没完全看懂才是拉丁片
完成度很高，非常幽默，但强行上升价值就有点无聊。镜头语言简洁高级，值得一看。
全靠三位的表演撑着，前半段看着还好，后半段开始乏力
不知道为啥，我脑海里浮现的是陈道明和何冰。真奇怪。
两位typical “loser” men刻画的挺形象的lol
伏笔设置还挺巧妙的，不过影片节奏挺拉胯....还好有三位主演精彩的表演
确实是戛纳电影节的常客卡司阵容。剧情内容越荒诞，就让人觉得越真实，实在是太魔幻的一面娱乐圈乱象照妖镜了。石头的那个场景简直是年度行为艺术大赏。
演员表演立体，然而剧情本身却荒诞不经；
上一次让我这么满意的还是《方形》 作为演员也很有共鸣
更喜欢《杰出公民》，该片还是采用类似于《杰出公民》的结构。男女主的精彩演绎支撑着全片，故事的个别片段还是很有细节，很有想法的。对影视圈演艺圈的讽刺也是够够的，黑色幽默。
不自信的花音默默地在学校里承受，又默默地用对抗发泄情绪，最终酿成惨剧。家庭之间更良好的沟通显然非常重要。将自信黑成恶意的形容词，是多么不良的动态呀。人为什么不能勇敢地相信自己呢？
濃墨重彩的愧疚委屈和雲淡風輕的平息和解很動人。
好想被Penélope Cruz亲啊救命！
Making art compete is atrocious.
太棒了，看到奖杯被搅碎的哪一刻最近的抑郁全好了！
#tiff2021# 《傑出公民》的姊妹篇，但沒那個驚艷，沒有期待的那麼好。。
老戲院夜場放映，很好看，笑點密集諷刺有力，同場觀眾老太太老頭子居多，大家都咯咯笑。很喜歡聽西班牙語～
由一场意外引发的社会问题。不了解女儿自责的父亲、背负着压力自杀的卡车司机、无法经营的商超老板，一件意外却改变了不同人的不同命运。似乎对于无关的人来说，真相并不重要，舆论的煽风点火，群众的情绪高昂，实际上对于经历其中的个人来说，时间和治愈，才是自我和解的良药。
片内各种冲突都零敲碎打的，隔靴之感，无甚惊喜。三大牌确实有魅力，花式演出了娱乐人的不同维度的装腔作势，各自得瑟又互相膈应。从没有觉得佩内洛普这么美，狮子爆炸头张扬跋扈，小表情有时媚有时酷。老演员伊凡很像国内那些道貌岸然装超然的老艺术家，明里淡泊名利，实则心里酸楚眼红那些流量星，只恨观众没眼光觉得自己曲高和寡无知音。。。安东尼奥神兜兜国际范巨星架势，神气活现一小人敢想敢干。。。最后还是最不要脸成大赢家。
07/06/2022 @UGC Gobelins
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