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莫迪（乔尔·巴斯曼 Joel Basman 饰）出生在一个非常传统的东正教家庭之中，父亲掌管着一家庞大的公司，莫迪是这家公司唯一的继承人。莫迪是那种一眼看上去就能够识别出来的犹太人，在家里，他也一直扮演着乖宝宝的角色，对古板而又虔诚的母亲（松妮·梅勒斯 Sunnyi Melles 饰）言听计从。 时光飞逝，莫迪眼看着就要到了应该成家的年龄了，母亲开始张罗着给儿子相亲，然而，莫迪对母亲介绍的这些女孩完全不感兴趣。在这个节骨眼上，一个名叫劳拉（诺埃米·施米特 Noémie Schmidt 饰）的姑娘出现在了莫迪的生命里。劳拉开朗热情又美丽，一下子就击中了莫迪的心，然而，劳拉并非犹太人，两人的感情注定会受到莫迪母亲的反对。。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!。