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!
有笑有泪的合格喜剧，我真的很佩服印度电影总能把一个微观的情绪放大到磅礴，把一个社会现象拔高到宪法。那种壮观不是载歌载舞就轻易呈现出来的，是从零到一的勇气，是传统社会下偏向虎山行的潇洒。（我国提都不要提了
一部以形婚为题材描绘出的同性恋群体生存画像，整体轻松幽默，就是长了点，但我挺感动，没想到在一部印度的片子里同时看到了gay、les、形婚、领养等话题，而我们看到的《神动3》连一句“because i was in love with you.”都要剪掉……
永结同心原来是永结同心，中国文化真是博大精深哈哈哈哈
男同、女同、形婚、出柜、领养，印度片真的很敢拍。
作為有50%潮汕血統（但從未去過）的人，首度觀看以潮汕話進行的長片，而片中潮汕母親對外省準兒媳的拒斥，很大程度正繫於語言：語言不通則心靈不通，也就無法在思想觀念上影響後者、在生活上控制後者。從兒媳到汕前努力自學潮汕話，到片尾送行的母親磕絆地說出普通話，影片也動用語言作為和解的最重要表征（此外還有手鐲、麻葉等前後呼應的紐扣）。母親的轉變繫於到深圳後的兩個見聞：棒打鴛鴦後兒子的孤獨落寞，以及親眼目睹的准兒媳高尚的社會經濟狀況，也同潮汕社會在逐漸加大的外部衝擊下的新變密切相關，影片以當地吸引外地遊客的嘗試、歸國華僑後代的介入、跨區域嫁娶的增加、當地人對生女的態度變化（有些刻意）暗示了這點。片中兒媳被設定為絕對可信、可愛的賢妻形象，似乎唯經如此方可超克外省、再婚和大齡等“缺點”，這種語法自然是保守的。
电影略略长，看了三次才看完。最后强调love is love和法律使同性恋领养合法化，特别是最后四个人坐在一起的画面很动人。男主坦白那场群像的构图太太太经典了，赞～多多关注非典型的性取向吧～第一次看关于形婚的电影，最后落脚点在于领养这个点，还是踩得蛮好的。
除了开头那个胖女孩的片段让人不舒服之外，全片都很好！节奏很好，完成度很高，很朴素但很温情，笑点还超多，结尾妈妈对着假雷峰塔立马拜拜真的笑死我！映后和导演演员连线，妈妈还是那么可爱！导演说身边太多潮汕人都是因为各种原因（八字不合、外省、离过婚）等原因分开，所以想拍一部电影来打破世俗成见，真好！
赞赏印度和韩国的勇气，比中国人敢拍，可能他们没有广电总局这样机构存在。这部片子结尾太美好，但是后面的生活还会继续，问题还会存在。
我觉得值得点个赞的就是这个主题和他讲故事的方式，不是靠言语来煽情，而是全部靠行动，这要高级很多，我是越往后看越喜欢的，7.9
更巧妙的是，妈妈去到深圳后，以妈妈的视角丰富的女友形象，便代表——以潮汕与深圳两个地域的跨越象征着的守旧观念的突破。最终故事得到非常圆满的“合”。
国产电影需要更多这种接地气的片子，而不是央六最爱的那些非院线电影，也不是院线那些无病呻吟故作矫情强行煽情生硬要人感动的东东。
输完韩国输日本，输完泰国输印度，接下来没人输了，脸都不要了
没偏见，只是这么堂而皇之地把txl说成正常生活的真情实感，还是看着挺别扭的。
输完韩国输日本，输完泰国输印度，接下来没人输了，脸都不要了
我本人不是同性恋，甚至觉得有点恶心。
也太好看了吧，不狗血，感情到位很细腻，也不戏剧化，战胜一切的都是爱
还可以，剧情推进比较平淡，比较理想，但印度都能拍这种题材了
看这部电影中一直感到观念的冲突，或许我已经不算是一个正宗潮汕人了，一个素质这么高条件这么好的女生，跟这么一个男生本来就委屈了，还要去潮汕舔未来公婆，看得人生气——很好地延续了潮汕话电影一贯以自恋型男生作为主角的传统。这么排斥“外省”的应该是男主奶奶这一辈人才对，现在潮汕人和外地嫁娶多了，男主爸妈这一辈早都习惯了。电影还是有很多不成熟的地方，比如低俗的插科打诨，不好笑又尴尬。相比之前还是进步了。潮阳话真是超级难听懂，尤其是男主爸爸，让人一句都没听到。
妈妈是全片最立体的角色，尤其最后定格于飞机上的那句话，更是令全片的意味与人设得到了升华。
现实的开场，梦幻的结局，欢笑中反映出心酸的现实，印度已经能把这个题材拍的这么深刻了。
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