简介：LongArmoftheGodfatherwouldprobablybethrowninwiththeItalian'Polizi'genre,althoughinactualfactthepolicepresenceinthisfilmisminimalatbestandthefilmpreferstocentreonitscastofimmoralcriminalcharacters.Whilethisdoesmeanthatthere'snosympatheticcharactertorootfor,itdoesalsomeanthatwegettreatedtoplentyofentertainingviolenceanddubioussituations,whichsomewhatmakesupforit.Thefilmhasnopointtomake(apartfrom'don'tcrossviciousgangsters')andlikemostofthisgenre,theplotisverysimpleandinthiscasewehavearougegangstergoingupagainsthisoldboss.Whileworkingontransportingashipmentofguns,Vincenzostartstogetbigideasofhisownanddecidestohijackthecargoandsellithimself.Asyouwouldprobablyexpect,thisdoesn'texactlysitwellwiththeformidableDonCarmelowho,uponhearingofthetreachery,setsouttofindthemanwhodaredtostealfromhim.Meanwhile,Vincenzoisgatheringuphisgirlfriendandsettinghisplanintomotion. Writer-directorNardoBonomi(thishisonlyfilm)managestokeeptheproceedingsinterestingthroughoutdespitethefactthattheplotisnotoverlythrilling.Sometimeistakentobuildupthecharactersandwearealwaysawareofthecentralsituation;althoughthefactthatallthemaincharactershavesomelinktoimmortalitymeansthatthere'snoactualherofigure,meaningthattheonlyreasontocareissimplytheplotitselfratherthanthecharactersinit.Thefilmdoesbenefitfromastrongcentralcasthowever,withGermanbornactorPeterLeeLawrence(wholooksquiteabitlikeEwanMcGregor)convincingintheleadroleandreceivinggoodfeedbackfromthebeautifulblue-eyedErikaBlancashisgirlfriendandthebrilliantAdolfoCeli,whoisastandoutineveryfilmhe'sin;includingthisone.Theplotreallydoesn'tcontainagreatdealofsurprisesandindeedwherethefilmisgoingisoftenannouncedbyAdolfoCeli'sGodfathercharacter-butevenso,thefilmdoesmanagetoentertainthroughoutandwhileIwouldnotcallthisoneofthebestItaliancrimeflicks,itisatleastagoodone.…