简介：KillervsKillersisalateentrybothforthePolizigenreandfordirectorFernandoDiLeo;andoftengetslambastedbyfansofthegenre.It'sclearthatthisfilmisnotasgreatassomeofDiLeo'sotherwork-whichincludessuchclassicsasMilanoCalibro9andTheItalianConnection-butformymoney,KillervsKillersisathoroughlyentertainingcrimeflickthatworkswellinspiteofit'sproblems.ThefilmisapparentlysomethingofaremakeofJohnHuston'sclassicTheAsphaltJungle.It'sbeenafewyearssinceIsawsaidfilmsoIcantcommentonhowcloselyit,butIwouldn'tbesurprisedtofindthatalotofinfluencewastakenknowinghowItalianfilmmakersoftenwork.Theplotfocusesonaheist.Wearefirsttoldthatamysteriousmanneedsagroupofstrangerstohelphimstealsomedocumentsfromasafe.Fromthere,weareintroducedtoamotleycrewofcriminalswithvarioustalentsneededtopulloffthejob.Theyputaplantogetherandcarryitoutflawlessly;butwhenthejobisdone,thingsturnsour... Themainproblemswiththisfilmarethatit'stooshortandtheplotistoogenericandpredictable.It'salwaysclearwherethefilmisgoingandtherearenotalotofsurprises;FernandoDiLeotriestomakeupforthisbypackingthefilmwithplentyofshooting,fistfightsandfastcars;andwhilethatdoesprovidesomeentertainment,itdoesn'tquitemaskthefilm'smainshortfall.DiLeoonceagainmakesuseoftheuniquetalentsofcultstarHenryFondaandhefitsintohisroleasthecoldcalculatingkillerwell;thoughhehashadalotofpracticewithsimilarroles.Thesupportingcastdoesn'tcontainanyoneparticularlynoteworthy;thoughtheactingisn'tbadonthewhole.Theplotdoesflowratherwellandeventhoughit'spredictableformostoftheduration;itdoesseemlikeDiLeohadadefiniteideainmindandtheplotiswellstructured.Thelocationsandatmospherearegoodandthedirectormakesgooduseofthepicturesquescenery.Theclimaxfeaturesagoodshootout,thoughitdoesfeellikethedirectorranoutoffilmwhenitcomestotheactualending.Overall,thisisnotthebestexampleofthegenre;butit'safilmworthwatchingandIcanrecommendit.…