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在南方小城宋庄，来自北京的周铭（陈建斌饰）无意间在大雨中撞倒了即将结婚的女孩欧阳翎（杨若兮饰），这一偶然的邂逅让两人命运交织。虽然她的未婚夫田小童在小城里是个难得的好男人，但欧阳翎心中始终有着一丝不甘，似乎在等待着更深的情感。为了寻求内心的答案，她选择了前往崇文岛，却因台风被困，与周铭再次相遇。这次重逢让两人开始深入交谈，彼此间的气氛逐渐变得微妙而复杂。在挣扎与回避中，他们无法抑制内心的欲望，悲剧就此展开。回到宋庄后，欧阳翎在未婚夫的质问下承认了自己的背叛，而田小童因无法承受打击，酗酒后发生车祸，死在她面前，给她带来无尽的愧疚。 田小童的弟弟闻迅对欧阳翎发誓不会放过她和周铭，周铭远则在家庭中感到愧疚，决心忘掉这一切。此时，周铭的妹妹因感情问题自杀，使得他更加痛苦。欧阳翎辞职来到北京，住在好友陈锦家中，心中只想见周铭最后一面，甚至打算自杀。经过犹豫...。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!。