Review of The Boss

The Boss (1973)
7/10
good ugly crime film
29 July 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Henry Silva is a hit man who's grenade attack on a boss and his men during a skin flick starts up a mob war that soon has everyone attacking everyone else with the cops sitting in the middle watching as people end up dead around them. Violent and at times unpleasant mob movie shows the mob bosses for what they are, little more than animals wanting only their piece of the pie. It's also a tale where revenge only leads to bigger outrages. This is the sort of okay movie that you end up sticking with because the violence is arresting (the opening grenade attack hooked me) and because the twists and turns are such that you genuinely want to know what is going to happen next because you don't know what is going to happen next other than it won't be any good. Worth a look for those who like gritty Euro-crime films.
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