简介：Here'sanotheroneoutsidethehorrorgenrefordirectorLucioFulci.Hecraftsabrutallybiting,ifdisjointedItaliancrimemelodramathatservestomakeyousquirminitgratuitousactsofextremelydepravedviolenceandsleaziness.Fulcidefinitelylefthiscallingcardonthisone,withmanyunforgettablyunflinchingnastymoments(likeanuncomfortableface-meltingscene).Thesuperfluousgoreandmean-spiritednatureisgreat,butalackofanyrealtension-buildingdoeshurtit.Thetwistystoryisfrankandunspectacularevenwithitsshiftychainofbleakeventsandthescriptisweaklypenned(theunsuitablehumourwhenincludedfallingflat),butbeingbrokenupbyitsimpulsivelyvividactionstunts(niceuseofslow-motiontoo)andgorgeousNaples'backdrop,leavesquiteahypnoticimprint.SergioSalvati'sbrashlysharpandtightcamera-work,interlockswithFulci'skineticvisualburstsandroundingitoffnicelyiscomposerFabioFrizzi'sever-changing,saucymusicscorethatdoesn'tlyedown.Performancesareworkablytailored.There'sahumanelychiselledandhonestperformancebyFabioTesti.MarcelBozuffimakesforagreatsmarmy,calculatingFrenchMafiaDontryingtotakeoverTesti'scharacter'sturf.IvanaMonti,FerdinandMurolo,SaverioMarconiandGuidoAlbertiprovideablesupport.Quiteanedgy,bluntandviciouscrimejointthatbasicallygetsitkicksoffitseffectivelyrousing,ifscandalousviolencethananythingmore.…