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上世纪70年代，哈莱姆黑人区，弗兰克.卢卡斯是黑帮老大约翰逊的司机。约翰逊暴毙后，弗兰克充分利用了这个来之不易的机会，将地下世界的所有权利分配进行了重组，成功上位，接手大佬事业，掌控了毒品交易大权。期间他远赴东南亚金三角走私高纯度海洛因，张罗自己的家族兄弟，集结了一帮为他卖命的手下，一股黑暗势力正在兴起。 另一边，警察里奇.罗伯茨家庭破裂，与主流社会格格不入，整天以一副邋遢鬼模样流连于街头。他慢慢觉察出毒品圈内的风起云涌，并展开了秘密调查。 随着调查的深入，罗伯茨和卢卡斯之间的距离越来越短，两个气质相近，惺惺相惜的男人，不可避免地进行正面对决……。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!。