简介：Youcan'tgetmuchcoolerthananItaliancrimefilm,andBeastWithaGunisyetanotherexcellentexampleofthiscultsub-genre!ThefilmisquitealotnastierthanthemajorityofItaliancrimefilmsthatI'veseen,andattimesitfeelslikeitowesalottotheexploitationgenre!Naturally,there'stheusualarrayoffistfights,shootoutsandcarchases;butherewe'vealsogotrapesandscenesoftorture-amongotherstuff.SoBeastWithaGunmightnotbeeveryone'scupoftea-butIthinkmostpeoplewouldagreethatthenastyedgecertainlygivesthefilmabitmore'bite'!Thefilmbeginswiththeescapeofthreenastyconvicts.TheirleaderisamannamedNanniVitali,andtheirfirstportofcallafterescapingfromjailiskillingthedirtyscumbagthatturnedthemin.However,whentheycatchupwithhim;Nannitakesashinetohisgirlfriend,andproceedstobrutallyrapeherbeforekillingthesnitch.Healsowantsthegirltohelpthempulloffarobbery;andsheagreestohelpthem,butnotbeforetellingthepoliceallaboutit... ThemainstrengththatthisfilmhasisundoubtedlyHelmutBerger.Bergerisabsolutelyspotonwithhisroleasthenastycriminalatthecentreofthetale,andeverymomenthe'sonscreeniscompletelygripping.HeisjoinedbyexperiencedEurocultactressMarisaMell,whoprovidestheeyecandyinstyle!RichardHarrisonroundsoffthecentralcastwiththetoken'cop'roleandlikehisco-stars-playsitwell.BeastWithaGunalsofeaturesanexcellentsoundtrack,whichgoeswellwiththefilmanddefinitelyaddstoeverysceneitfeaturesin.Realismobviouslywasn'tbigondirectorSergioGrieco'sprioritylist,however,asthefilmfeaturesnumerousinstancesthatdon'tmakealotofsense-thescenethatspringstomindinstantlyistheonewhereacertainfemalecastmemberisshotintheleg...andtheninstantlydiagnosesitas'notserious'andbarelybatsaneyelid!I'vegottosay,ifIgotshotitwouldbeVERYSERIOUS,nomatterwhereitgotme.However,thisisn'timportantasBeastWithaGundoestheimportantthing-thatbeingentertaintheaudience-verywell,andfansofItaliancrimefilmswon'twanttomissit!…