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影片根据六道热门小说改编，二十个世纪90年代，商业大亨谢文东脱离商界，回到东北农村生活，改造木材厂带领村民发家致富的故事。故事背景刚好发生在我国经济开始腾飞的时期，影片也从侧面反映了当时地方小微企业发展的景象。自香港投行跳槽回内地投资公司发展的投资人徐斯（龚俊饰），结识了国牌服装集团董事长独生女江湖（钟楚曦饰），二人因商业理念不同而互不对盘。江湖父亲的企业突然破产，江湖一夜之间由云端跌落谷底。而一直颇有事业野心的徐斯对江湖父亲曾经一手打造的胶底鞋品牌“腾岳”势在必得，使得落魄的江湖决定不惜一切保住“腾岳”。经一番周旋较量，最终徐斯与江湖立下是否能够复兴“腾岳”的存亡生死契……。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!。
