6/10
Godible plot and acting
12 February 2022
Warning: Spoilers
This Lenzi's movie tries to put togheter two types of movies: the comedy and the poliziesco, which tryed to replace the western movies in those years, at that time not popular anymore. The comedy elemens are visible in some points of the movies, not that funny but well mixed into the plot (like the scene of the two lover caught in the bed). One example of the poliziesco element is the canonic characters such as the commissary, the bandits, even if the presence of two negative characters brings new details.

* PLOT: Godible plot if you are a poliziesco fan, but a little tasteless in some point. 6/10

* ACTING: A good performance from both the principal actors. Milan gave a little bit of depth to his charachter and it almost seems to me a predecessor of the most famous Tony Montana by Al Pacino, even if the plot did not allow this depth to come out at best. Merli was good in his acting but he gave better performances in other movies. 7/10

*MUSIC: I didn't like this soundtrack, a bit repetitive in some points. 5.5/10

*OTHER: The lack of reflections on society and on the division of social classes, evident in another film by lenzi, "La banda del gobbo", has slightly disappointed me.

In conclusion, this movie is recommended, but only if you have already seen masterpieces of the genre poliziesco such as: -La banda del gobbo 9/10 -Squadra volante 9/10 -Il cittadino si ribella 9/10.
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