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X先生（丹尼尔·克雷格 Daniel Craig 饰）可谓是一名业绩丰厚的毒品贩卖精英，然而在他正想功成名就提前退休的时候，买卖却没这么轻易放过他。他的大客户吉米（肯内斯·库兰汉姆 Kenneth Cranham 饰）给他带来了两单交易：找到竞争对手埃迪（迈克尔·刚本 Michael Gambon 饰）失踪了的女儿，同时帮助公爵将手里的巨量摇头丸顺利出手。这次任务看似小菜一碟，然而在追踪埃迪女儿的过程中，X先生竟从埃迪口中得知此事另有蹊跷。吉米原来是警方卧底，此次行动就是为了使X先生锒铛入狱。而当X先生在着手第二个任务时，又无意中发现公爵因为这批摇头丸而与心狠手辣的塞族人结怨。随着事态发展，X先生发现自已已不知不觉深入险境，他心目中那个平静的晚年似乎已变得越来越遥远和艰难，如同他的名字一般，能否从危机中全身而退才是眼前最大的未知数…… 本片根据J.J.康纳利的同名小说改编。。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!。
