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20世纪50年代，“21点大满贯”是美国最叫座的电视益智游戏节目，成千上万的观众被它吸引。常胜冠军赫伯·斯坦普尔（约翰·特托罗 John Turturro饰）已经连续多次夺魁，但是电视台老板觉得他已经失去了新鲜感，下令节目制片人丹·恩莱特（大卫·佩默 David Paymer饰）寻找新人顶替。哥伦比亚大学优等生查尔斯·范·多伦（拉尔夫·费因斯 Ralph Fiennes饰）被丹相中，而查尔斯顺理成章地成为新一届的卫冕者。当观众们都被他博学多闻的机智回答所迷倒时，国会议员迪克·古德温（罗伯·莫洛 Rob Morrow饰）怀疑节目中存在着舞弊行为。经过详细调查取证后，惊天黑幕也正在慢慢浮出水面。 由知名奥斯卡获奖导演罗伯特·雷德福执导的影片《机智问答》，取材自20世纪50年代美国电视圈的真实事件。导演深刻地描绘了这宗当年最大的电视丑闻案，荣获1995年第67届奥斯卡金像奖最佳影片提名、最佳导演提名及最佳男配角提名。。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!。