永不退缩2008

天津小老板戴进曾经是一个颜值相当低的“个体户”，由于颜值过低导致生意做得非常不顺利，为了改变自己的现状，于是下定决心到韩国整容，并且在颜值上成功逆袭。给戴进做整形的是一位在韩国小有名气的整形医生，他的助理贾帅是中国人。整形成功后，颇具经济头脑的戴进觉得开整形医院是个好买卖，便力邀贾帅回国一起开整形医院。在招入了“萝莉美女”陈小悠、来自上海的“性感女护士”苏然、来自北京毕业于国内知名医科大学的实习医生“小鲜肉”秦昊和来自东北农村的“彪悍女保安”刘春花四人之后，整形医院算是正式开张了。从此，来自不同地域、拥有不同性格但怀揣共同梦想的六个人，在可以整形医院接待了各型各色的整容的人，共同演绎了一系列名为“整容”实为“拯心”的正能量欢乐故事……。Umberto Lenzi is undoubtedly the king of Italian crime movies, but unfortunately| Syndicate Sadists is not the best examples of his work in this genre. Lenzi's crime flicks tend to be a cut above the rest because he makes films based on stories with a point, and they don't lack direction| but this film feels a bit too wayward to fully fit with the rest of his stuff. The film takes obvious influence from Sergio Leone's landmark western 'A Fistful of Dollars' (which in turn, took influence from Akira Kurosawa's landmark samurai flick Yojimbo), in that it features two warring families and a strong character at the centre. The crime that Lenzi focuses on is kidnapping, and we centre on a character called 'Rambo'. Rambo is dragged into the war between the two families after his brother is killed because of it. Rambo uses his brains and brawn to pit the two families against one another, in the hope of gaining revenge for his brother's death, rescuing a young boy that they've kidnapped, and ultimately letting the two sides destroy one another. The film's biggest asset is undoubtedly Tomas Milian. Milian was put to great use by Lenzi in almost all of his crime thrillers. The range of characters he has played for Lenzi is immense, and this one is easily one of the coolest. The character is called Rambo, which immediately sprang to mind the popular Sylvester Stallone character - but for once, the Italians actually haven't stolen this name as Syndicate Sadists was released first! As usual, the film is wickedly entertaining, as we get to watch Milian get himself involved in the usual array of car chases, shootouts and brawls. Lenzi has got him riding a motorbike this time round, and every scene featuring it and Milian is a real standout! However, the film often feels like it doesn't really have anywhere to go, and this means that the running time is stretched out more than it should be. Compared to the crime films of other Italian directors, Syndicate Sadists is more than above average| but in relation to Lenzi crime flicks such as Almost Human and The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist - it doesn't stand tall as one of Lenzi's best. Still, if you're looking for ninety minutes of testosterone fuelled mayhem - Syndicate Sadists will suffice!。