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家庭主妇迪安娜(梅丽莎饰)被丈夫抛弃，迪安娜痛苦之余后悔自己未上大学。而她决定和女儿同上一所大学，并和女儿同班，一个家庭主妇奇妙的大学经历即将展开。。这是一部关于两个男人的战争。一个失意的演员，成为了一个兼职发型师（裘德洛饰），作为一个婚姻破坏者介入了当红小说作家（迈克尔-凯恩饰)的婚姻，引发了一系列的爱情复仇阴谋。普通人在感情变化的不同阶段所作出的反应在一场谋杀中无所遁形。在这场涉及密闭空间的高智商犯罪中，究竟是谁在掌握着主动？当两个男人在为了一个女人不断的进行较量的时候，其中一方更是不知不觉陷入另外一个阴谋，他们所围绕的爱情三角是真实的存在的吗？究竟谁是真正的复仇者。一场精采绝伦的猫鼠大站拉开了序幕…… 善恶园的午夜。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!。
