简介：RomanoScavolinidirectedthiscrimedramabasedonhisownscreenplay.IttellsthestoryofMartin,anEnglishmanlivinginPalermo,earningjustenoughmoneytomakealiving.He'sgivinglessonstotheparalyzedsonofaSicilianmafiaboss,andtheclanmembersdecidethatMartinisanidealmantobeturnedintoacontractkiller:norelativesorrealfriendsinPalermo.Sotheyabducthimandtakehimonasecretplace,whereMartinsubmitsandstartshis"killertraining".Soonafter,heknowseverygunandisabletodistinguishbullettypesjustbytheirsoundwhentheyarefired.Hestartsdoinghiswork,andprovesthathe'sareallygoodkiller.Buthismindbecomestormentedmoreandmorebydoubtsabouthisruthlessnewjob. Thisfilmbaresaverygoodidea:WhilemostcontractkillersintheSeventiesseemtobeBronson-likemachoarchetypeswithoutfeelings,"ServoSuo"drawsthepictureofatragickiller.AndthepersonalissuesofMartinisgivenenoughspacetobeexploredbytheviewer.Sadly,thoseissuesaredealtwithinanenormouslytediouswaythatonecanbegladnottofallasleepor,evenworse,loseinterest.Thisslow-pacedandtalkydevelopmentofthefilmalsopreventsonefromfeelingwiththetragickillercharacter.AnothermistakeScavolinimadewastoshowMartin'snumerousassassinationsbygunningdownhisvictims,butthereisneveranybloodflowing:thisplaysdowndrasticallytheviciousnessofMartin'sjob.Itwouldhavebeenimportanttoshowtheblood,toshowhowdirtythejobofacontractkilleris.Whoevermakesitthroughtotheclimaxwillbedisappointedtoo,becauseitcomestooeasyandfastanddoesn'treallydeliverthenecessarypayoff. Allinallamajordisappointment,evenmoresoconsideringthepromisingstoryline:Itcouldhavebeendonesomuchmorethrilling.…