简介：Unevenandoverlongbutgenerallyenjoyablethrillerwithtonguefirmlyincheek,anengagingHitchcockianpremise,andplentyofactionandstunts(asbefitstherathermisleadinginternationaltitle).Popular"EuroCult"starGiulianoGemmaisaracing-carchampwhosuddenlyfindshimselfembroiledinamurdercasewhileatthesametimepursuedbythugs(fromtwodifferentfactions!)insearchofadrugconsignment;regularstarletSusanScott(thedirector'swife)appearsall-too-brieflyasGemma'sshadyloverandthemurdervictiminvolved. Thankfully,theplotmovesalongatafairlybriskpace–thestarismysteriouslyaidedinbreakingjailandscoursLondonforhismissingcar(wherethedrugsarestashed);hislong-sufferingstutteringmechanicgetsbeatenupforhelpinghim,whileGemmahidesoutinthemansionofanoldfriend(wherehemeetsalovelyingénuewithherownspeechimpediment).Meanwhile,ittranspiresthattheinsurancemanwhohadofferedhisservicesnotonlywasincahootswithScottbutisbehindthewholething;whenthewomantriedtodouble-crosshimbysellingthedrugstoaGreekcompetitor,hehadherkilledandframedGemmaforit! Whathampersthefilmisitsgratuitousdepictionofanumberofgaystereotypes;asIsaid,however,theactionsequencesdeliverthegoods(somuchsothatstuntco-ordinatorRemyJuliennegetshisownprominentcreditinthetitles)–bestofall,perhaps,istheamazingexplosioninsideagreenhousefromwhichGemmaemergesmiraculouslyunscathed.…