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一部涉及缓刑官凯茜·麦登（Cathy Madden）的惊悚片，她的任务是让臭名昭著的杀手 "血腥 "玛丽-莱德洛（Mary Laidlaw）在入狱20年后重新回到社会。凯西一直相信每个客户都应该有机会得到救赎，但当两个孩子在玛丽的农场附近失踪时，她的信念受到了严峻的考验。。70多岁的哈里·布朗（迈克尔·凯恩 Michael Caine 饰）是一名退役的皇家海军军官，妻子去世后，靠退休金生活的哈里独自住在贫民窟附近的小公寓。附近的人行隧道是小混混们街头斗殴、毒品交易和肉体买卖的场所，跟布朗下象棋的好朋友，老头子莱昂纳德（大卫·布莱德利 David Bradley 饰）就常被这帮混混骚扰，甚至终被残忍杀害。女警官弗兰普顿（艾米莉·莫迪默 Emily Mortimer 饰）与下属负责调查案件，却因证据不足而不得不释放杀害莱昂纳德的凶手。一把年纪的布朗忍无可忍，决定亲自上阵，铲除混混，为莱昂纳德报仇。 本片获2010年英国《帝国》电影杂志评选的最佳英国影片、最佳惊悚片及最佳男主角（迈克尔·凯恩）提名，并获伦敦影评人协会最具突破性的英国影人（丹尼尔·巴伯 Daniel Barber）提名。。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!。