简介："FreeHandfortheToughCop"isanotherwildlyexiting,grittyandremarkablyplotted70'sEuro-Cultcinemahighlight,withastructurethatisdelightfullyconvoluted,wickeddialogs&actionsituationsthatrankamongstItaly'sfinest!Personally,IwouldevenstatethisfilmisasgoodasonparwiththequalitylevelsofLenzi'smostfamouscrime-thrillers,like"AlmostHuman"and"ViolentNaples",butit'snotaseasilyavailableasthosetwoandthereforestillalittleunder-appreciated.WiththerevivalofEuropeancultcinemalately,thisfilmisdestinedtobereleasedinafancyDVD-editionanytimesoon,andI'msureit'llgetmanynewfansfromthatmomenton.Forthosewhocan'twaitforanEnglishand/orinternationallyreleasedversion;thefilmisalreadyavailableonaFrenchlabelcalledNeoPublishing.Thepicturequalityandsoundareawesome,andthedisccontainssomefascinatingextras,butyouhavetoabletounderstandeithertheFrenchortheItalianlanguage. TheindescribablycharismaticandtalentedTomasMilianstarsasawittycriminalSergioMarazzi,buthe'swidelyknownbyhisfriendsandenemiesunderthenickname"GarbageCan".He'sknockedunconsciousandtakenOUTofprisonbytheunorthodoxdetectiveSarti,whorequiresMarazzi'scriminalskillsandexperiencetohelphispoliceinvestigation.TheoddcouplehastorescueakidnappedyounggirlfromtheclawsofItaly'smostfearedcrimebossBrescianelli,andurgently,becausethegirlsuffersfromseverekidneyproblemsandriskstodiewithoutregularmedicineinjections.GarbageCanmanagestorecruitthreemorewantedthugsandtheybegintheirsearchforBrescianelli.Slightproblemthough,thecrimelordrecentlyunderwentplasticsurgeryandnobodyknowswhathisnewfacelookslike."FreeHandFortheToughCop"actuallycontainsLESSvirulentshoot-outsandwildcarchasesthanyou'dexpect,buttheirlackiswidelycompensatedbywickedlyintelligentdialogsandacontinuouslyanarchisticatmosphere.Everysinglecharacterthatwalksthroughthescreenisgenuinelyfascinatingandprovidedwithacompellingbackground.UnlikeLenzi'sotherPoliziotteschiflicks,thismovieisn'treallysetinthebusyandcrowdedcenterofoneofItaly'smostprominentcities,butmostoftheactiontakesplaceinruralvillagesanddesertedindustrialfactorybuildings.TomasMilianandHenrySilvaarebothbrilliantinrolesthataretheoppositeoftheirpreviouscollaborationwithUmbertoLenzi,namely"AlmostHuman".Andifyou'reslightlyfamiliarwithItaliancultcinema,you'lldefinitelyalsorecognizemanyotheractorsandactressesthat(briefly)appearinthisproduction,likeLucianoRossi,ClaudioCassinelliandBiagioPelligra.Theclimaxisexcellentandveryviolent,themusiciscatchyandboththecamera-work&editingarehandledwithagreatdealofprofessionalism.Thiscertainlyisn'tjustanothersmuttyandrepulsiveLenziquickie,butasolidandunforgettableLenzihighlight!…