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一个年轻人因被绞死的父亲的遗愿而去到偏僻的小镇，见证了一个誓要维护秩序的警长，和一个誓要打破秩序的神秘枪手的决斗。日本建设部官员川村康宏在职期间被认为大量搜集美国方面的机密，为防止对本国构成危害，美国方面派遣CIA官员跟踪川村，时刻准备夺回据说藏有机密的U盘。在行动之初，CIA发现杀手约翰·雷恩（椎名桔平饰）也介入进来。约翰是美日混血儿，越战之后受训成为成为一名独行杀手，足迹遍布世界各地，成为令美国政府颇为头痛的人物。当川村步入地下铁时突遭心脏病身亡，而那支U盘下落不明。在此之后，CIA、日本警察、日本黑帮相继行动起来，他们共同将目光锁定在川村的女儿阿绿（长谷川京子饰）和约翰的身上…… 本片根据美国惊悚小说名家贝瑞·艾斯勒（Barry Eisler）的处女作、也是 “杀手约翰·雷恩系列”（assassin John Rain series）的第一部改编。。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!。