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该剧根据同名澳大利亚悬疑罪案剧改编，曾打造过澳大利亚原版剧集的制片公司参与ABC版的制作。该剧描述普通的居家男人Ben Garner（Ryan Phillippe）发现一个年轻男孩的尸体，并很快成为警方怀疑的头号嫌疑人。当他面临精神崩溃、名誉扫地、婚姻破裂、孩子也离他远去的糟糕局面时，他不得不亲自去寻找真正的凶手。根据剧本的描述，Ben Garner是个房屋油漆工，家中有两个孩子（16岁的Natalie和12岁的Abby），和妻子Christy的婚姻关系不太稳定。他在晨跑时偶然发现了邻居家4岁男孩Tom Mullen的尸体，警察迅速赶到现场调查，媒体也蜂拥而至。警方很快将他列为谋杀Tom的头号嫌疑人，令他百口莫辩。 ——《天涯小筑》。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!。
