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!
从未希望这些近在咫尺得不到保护的人们于沉默中爆发，仅仅在意身在其位不管不顾的蛀虫们别在成灾成患，拆了体制遮羞的大门看个透明的世界倒成了这一路前行最硬的一块绊脚之石…
不尽人意的剧改歌舞片，镜头单调乏味毫无生气，重心都放在了Evan上，但本普拉特确实不适合演高中生了
前摇有点太长了，剪辑有些凌乱。要不是最后的大反转撑起剧情这作品不一定能拿那么多奖……
节奏太慢了，而且杀人动机也太勉强了。谁都没有错，制度的错吗？
早期入坑音乐剧看的之一，Waving through a window 当年循环了很多很多遍。（到底什么时候可以去🇬🇧啊！
一场地震改变了一切，脆弱的保障体系值得深思
音乐形式的故事，也因为音乐的形式淡化了戏剧冲突的动机和复杂情感，这个题材和主题也都还有意思。看的时候就在想，我们国家就很难会拍这样的形式和故事，市场主导之下莫名些许无奈与悲哀。
拍好了，我会哭晕，然后给个高分；拍砸了，就是满屏翻白眼，主创反思下吧。3/10
这个世界还没有到无可救药的地步。没有一个人是应该去死的。
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需要借由剧中某人物之口大段背诵来强调社会意义反而显得刻意，甚至沦为说教，清原果耶的演技不错，有天赋，其次是小露几面的A太，两位主角演的差强人意
在疫情下看到了这部电影。少数人抗灾能力低下，在灾难下成为了牺牲品。社会资源有限，社会资源调动不足，导致了少部分的牺牲者。孕育出了一些极端情绪，最后只有精神上的自我救赎。很糟糕的现状，人类依然在自然/灾难面前是如此渺小。感慨/同情，然后依然重复过上每一天。
整体气氛过于阴郁，社会派属性太强，果然一直没看原著是正确的
高开低走的一部影片，执拗于情节点的故事发展，对Evan,Connor真正的讨论和关注顿失，不得不快进看完
既然要杀人报仇，为什么等了这么多年呢，这算是个硬伤吧
地震 家庭 福祉 案件，导演每一个话题都想讲但都没讲好，浪费了这么好的卡司，拍成番剧应该更合适。
就会觉得自己在世上是孤独一人的
2.5。梗能磕到，但全程不能相信载歌载舞的主角自闭。
完全是被名字吸引进来看的，破案故事怎样不提，封闭在家期间对这个故事所反应的社会问题真太有感触了，封闭在家全靠团购的生活状态下独居老人们带着羞耻心态迫不得已的麻烦邻里让人心疼的话，那些明明只要得到救治就能活命的人们却因为绝大部分医疗资源被调去救治无需医治也能全愈的活蹦乱跳的病人，和奇葩的规定而得不到救治而死，和电影里不知变通、墨守成规、没有人性、僵硬死板的政策所反映悲剧故事的何其相似。
天灾之后必有人祸，只是我们没有追究的权力。演员表演都挺不错的，只是剧本有点弱，天灾造成的心理创伤和人祸的制度性问题都没有深入，有点遗憾。
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