A very solid Eurocrime film from Umberto Lenzi with a MONSTER cast. Maurizio Merli, Tomas Milian, AND John Saxon? Be still my heart!

I have a thing for poliziotteschi. All the plots might blend into one after you've seen a few but there's just something really appealing about these films, especially Lenzi's. This one was as many others, well directed, violent, over-the-top and sometimes shamelessly misogynistic, but hey, I'm half Italian and we're all family. I let them off the hook.

Fast moving, varied and colourful, this is a violent, although not particularly bloody tale of gang against gang and police against gangs with renegade cop doing all the work. Maurizio Merli is that ex-cop here, looking much like Franco Nero and doing almost as well. John Saxon is fine as one gang leader and Tomas Milian (barely recognisable as the other). There is some debate as to who takes which part of the title but for my money Saxon is the 'cynic', Milian the 'rat' with Merli undoubtedly the 'fist', but see the movie and make up your own mind. Some nice set pieces and some humour also in the mix and if there is less emphasis on the girls in this one there is at least one most memorable and violent scene.

When Maurzio Merli and John Saxon act in their natural roles it is always a guaranty. However I miss a bit car chasing, violent long fight and I expected a much more thrilling soundtrack from Franco Micalizzi. Not a bad one, but for sure I would not put it in my top list.

A very solid Eurocrime film from Umberto Lenzi with a MONSTER cast. Maurizio Merli, Tomas Milian, AND John Saxon? Be still my heart!

Fast moving, varied and colourful, this is a violent, although not particularly bloody tale of gang against gang and police against gangs with renegade cop doing all the work. Maurizio Merli is that ex-cop here, looking much like Franco Nero and doing almost as well. John Saxon is fine as one gang leader and Tomas Milian (barely recognisable as the other). There is some debate as to who takes which part of the title but for my money Saxon is the 'cynic', Milian the 'rat' with Merli undoubtedly the 'fist', but see the movie and make up your own mind. Some nice set pieces and some humour also in the mix and if there is less emphasis on the girls in this one there is at least one most memorable and violent scene.

When Maurzio Merli and John Saxon act in their natural roles it is always a guaranty. However I miss a bit car chasing, violent long fight and I expected a much more thrilling soundtrack from Franco Micalizzi. Not a bad one, but for sure I would not put it in my top list.

Another crime flick from Umberto Lenzi!

Above average Italian crime/action flick from Umberto Lenzi. Two rival mobsters are at each other's throats while a violent ex-cop is out for revenge on them both. The action is exciting, the scenery and women are nice to look at, and the score is as good as one would expect from the genre.

I have a thing for poliziotteschi. All the plots might blend into one after you've seen a few but there's just something really appealing about these films, especially Lenzi's. This one was as many others, well directed, violent, over-the-top and sometimes shamelessly misogynistic, but hey, I'm half Italian and we're all family. I let them off the hook.