Runtime:
99 minutes
Directed
by: Umberto Lenzi
Starring:
Tomas Milian, Henry Silva, Laura Belli, Gino Santercole
From:
Dania Film
This
is another poliziotteschi film; this is another one I found via that
nameless site. I picked it out at random among a selection of movies
in that genre. The fact that it was from prolific Italian director
Lenzi and it had Silva in a rare role as a good guy was also
interesting to me. There is an unsubtitled version of the film on YouTube, so if you speak Italian then you'll be set.
The
plot, stolen from the IMDb: “A
psychotic small-time criminal realizes that the everyday robberies,
rapes and murders he commits aren't making him all that much money,
so he figures to hit the "big time" by kidnapping the
daughter of a rich man.” Correct. Giulio (Milian) is a scumbag who
does low-level jobs. Then, he gets the inspiration to kidnap the
daughter of the rich man that his girlfriend works for. He does this
with the assistance of two pals, who become increasingly uneasy as
the boozer starts popping pills. That's when he becomes real
psychotic and does some really shocking things.
This
is pretty good overall and has what you expect from the genre (a car
chase, gangs, the police, etc.) although you may be put off by some
of the real dark and sleazy aspects of this. My God, what he says to
his girlfriend... we first see him drunk talking to his galpal. She
admonishes him for being Napoleon when he's sauced. Out of nowhere he
responds that Napoleon has a big dick and then utters the great line,
“I'll make you see Napoelon, you bitch!” Five minutes later he
tells her his plan for the kidnapping and he needs her car. She
doesn't want to but he tells her, “I swear I'll give you... I can't
say love, but I'll give you COCK for your whole life”... and this
changes her mind and they make out!
Things
sometimes become real uncomfortable. The highlight or lowlight of
that is when the evil three end up at a mansion. Giulio shoots
someone so there ends up being three people left who live there. He
forces the innocent people on their knees, and the three bad guys
unzips their pants... yep. They cut away before it becomes too
graphic, but talk about disturbing. And one of the victims is a guy.
Like I said, this is a pretty dark and notably sleazy example of this
genre. At least there are still some things to laugh at, such as the
fashion and the black comedy.
I'll
be back Monday night. I plan on finally getting around to watch the
first season of a show from premium cable. I've put it off for far
too long and I'll talk about that to do something a little different.
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