简介：WeaponsofDeathisnotthemostoriginalPoliziflickyou'reeverlikelytosee,butthat'snottoomuchofaproblemsincethegenretendstoborrowfromitselfoftenanyway.ThisfilmincludesprettymuchallthestaplesthatyouwouldexpectfromanItaliancrimeflick,andithastobesaidthatprolificdirectorMarioCaianohasprettymuchhitthenailontheheadasWeaponsofDeathfeaturesnoshortageofcarchases,shootoutsandcoolcharacters.TheplotisjustyourbasicPolizistuff,andfocusesonacitywherecrimeistakingover-withorganisedrobberiesbecomingthenorm.Naturally,thepolicedon'ttaketookindlytothisandit'snotlongbeforeCaptainBeadydecidestodosomethingaboutitandsoonidentifiesgangsterSantoroasoneofthecausesoftheproblem.However,gettingsomethingtopinonSantoroisnotallthateasyasdespiteplentyofcriminalactspointingtohim-themanalwayshasanalibi.Thisplotisrunparallelwithalessinterestingtalerevolvingaroundayoungkid,himselfgettingintocrime. Thefactthatthefilmisn'tveryoriginaldoesn'treallyaffecttheenjoymentlevelofitmuchasthedirectorkeepsthingsgoingwithaconstantstreamofaction.ThefilmfeaturesastrongcastwhichfeaturesHenrySilvaastheleadvillain;anddespitebeinghorriblydubbed,hecutsamenacingfigure.HisoppositenumberisLeonardMannwhofitsintotheroleasthehard-bittencoppermuchbetterthanIthoughthewouldconsideringhis'prettyboy'looks.ThefilmalsofeaturesanalltoobriefperformancefromthebeautifulEvelynStewart.IwouldnotratethisfilmasoneofthemoreviolentPoliziflicks,butitcertainlyhasitsmoments-acastrationspringstomindinstantly.Thewaytheplotworkshelpstokeepthingsinterestingtoo;thereareanumberofthingsgoingoninthefilm,sometimescertainpartsofitfeelirrelevant,butit'susuallybroughttogetherbytheend.Theplotlinerevolvingaroundtheyoungkidisslightlyirritating(particularlythemusic)andit'salwaysobviousthatit'sgoingtoleadintoaham-fistedmorallesson;butthat'sbythebyandinspiteofit,WeaponsofDeathisstillanexcellentItaliancrimeflick!…