Sunday, February 26, 2023

THE CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST 1977 (TUBI)

A great Italian giallo directed by Umberto Lenzi.

Maurizio Merli stars as a detective named Leonardo Tanzi. He is left for dead by a henchman of a gangster, but he does indeed recover.

He relentlessly goes after all the crime bosses in Rome including Frank Di Maggio (John Saxon) and makes his life a living hell. Tanzi also turns the mobs against each other and enjoys watching them kill each other over drugs.

The local police department doesn't want him involved, so he does everything in secret. The young woman he loves, Nadia (Gabriella Lepori) is targeted by the mobs so Tanzi will back off.

The action really never stops in this wild film that will no doubt remind American viewers of such films as "Dirty Harry" and other such crime films.

It's always nice to see Saxson in movies and he even got to dub his own voice. If you enjoy Giallo films, I can't see you not liking this. It moves quickly, has some great set pieces and beautiful women as usual.

This is a highly recommended film.

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