简介：ViolentRomedoesn'tdoanythingthatawholeloadofotherItaliancrimeflicksdidn'tdobeforeit,butintruegenrestyle-it'shighlyentertainingandthefactthatdirectorMarinoGirolamiismerelyrethreadingoldgrounddoesn'tmattertoomuchsinceitsoldgroundworthtreadingagain!ThereareanumberofthingsthatIwatchthesefilmsfor,andviolentRomehasmostofthem-thosebeingcarchases,gunfights,fistfightsandgoodold'fashionedgrit,andthefactthatthisfilmdeliversallthosethingsinarobustandunflinchingmannermeansthatitprettymuchhitthespot.Theplot,asthetitlesuggests,focusesonvariouscriminalandviolentactsinthecityofRome(alltheItaliancitiesseemtohavebeenprettyviolentintheseventies...).CommissarioBettiissickofthewaythatcriminalscan(literally)getawaywithmurderbecauseoftherulesandregulationsthatgovernthepoliceforce.It'sinevitablethathewouldbekickedout,andprettysoonheisaftershootingacriminal.However,there'sabunchofcitizenswhoaren'ttoohappyaboutcrimeeither,andtheygladlytakehimin. ThefilmtakesobviousinfluencefromDirtyHarry(likemostItaliancopflicks)astheideaofafeduphighrankingpoliceofficerfiguresheavily,andhereitworkswellbecausethefilmstarstheexcellentMaurizioMerli,whogoesroundbeatingupcriminalsinstyleandreallydoeshimselfproudwithhisrolehere.Thestyleofthefilmisgrittyanddirty,andthisreflectswellconsideringthesubjectmaterial.Naturally,theplotisnothingtowritehomeaboutandit'sclearthatthedirectorwasmoreinterestedinentertainingtheaudiencethanputtingonashowwithanymeaning-butthatisfinewithme!Thisdoesmeanthatweneverreallyhaveanyreasontocare,evenwhenthe"emotion"surroundingoneoftheleadingcharacterscomesup.ViolentRome,likethelaterViolentNaples(alsostarringMaurizioMarliinthesamerole!)hasmorethanit'sfairshareofcheesetoo...butsomehowthatsortofstuffgoeswellwiththerestofthefilm.Onthewhole,ViolentRomemaynotbeoneofthebestItaliancrimesfilmsofalltime-butit'sagoodoneandIdoubtthatfansofthesefilmswillregretseeingit!…