视频简介
一个夏天，14岁的少年Duncan（连姆·詹姆斯 Liam James 饰）跟着妈妈Pam、妈妈的男朋友Trent还有Trent的女儿一起去Trent在海边的小屋度假。像大部分离异家庭儿女一样，Duncan不喜欢妈妈的男朋友。Duncan发现自己和Trent的朋友们格格不入，原本就沉默寡言的他变得更加郁郁寡欢。直到他在一次单车出游中遇见了Owen（山姆·洛克威尔 Sam Rockwell 饰）。Owen是当地水上乐园的工作人员，在Owen的介绍下，Duncan成了水上乐园的一个兼职员工。在那里，他认识了新的朋友，度过了欢乐的时光，同时也和邻居家同样遭受家庭问题困恼的女孩Susanna（安娜·索菲亚·罗伯 Anna Sophia Robb 饰）越走越近。在一个夜里，Duncan发现了Trent的秘密，他和家庭的矛盾也越来越深.....。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!。
