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1975年的美国费城，经济凋敝，NFL（美式橄榄球联盟）中的费城老鹰队亦缺乏斗志，连尝败绩，频遭看台上费城球迷的嘘声，但这并不妨碍文斯·帕培尔（Mark Wahlberg 饰）和一班老朋友享受橄榄球运动带来的乐趣，尽管他本人的生活也颇不得意——最近几年一直处于半失业状态，妻子新近离他而去，只能靠在酒吧打工维生。 老鹰队为扭转颓势请来了新教练莫克（Greg Kinnear 饰），莫克提出在全费城选拔新球员，已经30岁的文斯不再对生活报不切实际的幻想，然而还是经不住朋友们尤其酒吧老板表妹珍妮（Elizabeth Banks 饰）的鼓励参加了海选并成为唯一入选的预备队员。 训练生活异常艰苦，同这些四肢发达的球员们合作需要坚定的信念，文斯的自我怀疑被朋友们一次次打消，他最终要为这座城市、他自己，找回生活的尊严与希望。。每一个人都有自己的故事，每一片土地都有独特的生命力，在冬季寒冷的北极圈，在终日不见阳光的极夜，有这样一群人，因为不同的理由活着，他们为了生活，为了理想，在茫茫的冰原中闪烁着，发出独特的光芒，或闪亮自己，或照亮别人。本片以光为主题，从科学之光，人性之光和神性之光几部分，讲述在斯瓦尔巴群岛生活的人们。不同种族，不同文化和不同信仰在此交融，在情与爱中得到传承和延续，在理性与感性间展现人性之美，在人与自然之间和谐共存，而他们每一个人都是“光语者”。。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!。
