非诚勿扰2014年41期

奇利·帕尔默（约翰·特拉沃尔塔 John Travolta 饰）曾经是混迹黑道的嚣张人物，不过黑道混久了，或许是因为厌倦，很多人开始洗白自己，找份体面的工作，得到社会的认可。奇利也不例外，从黑道退役后，他摇身变作好莱坞电影制片人，纯熟的社交手段使他的事业蒸蒸日上，名气大增，尝到甜头的奇利开始进军乐坛。他找来一位开唱片公司的朋友，不料朋友却意外死亡，奇利只好寄望于这位朋友的妻子艾迪（乌玛·瑟曼 Uma Thurman 饰），艾迪也是个狠角色，两人磨合良久才达成共识，决意捧红一名有着优异音乐天赋的黑人女孩琳达，然而事情却并非想象中顺利，琳达的经纪人为了留住琳达，使尽刁钻权术，而更令人意想不到的是，琳达竟然同时在被俄罗斯的黑手党秘密追杀。面对混乱的局面，已金盆洗手的奇利是否要重操旧业，摆平一切呢？ 本片为1995年经典喜剧片《黑道之家》续集，改编自畅销作家艾尔蒙·里欧纳德（Elmore Leonard）的同名小说。。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!。