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!
虽然青春励志片很难拍出新意，有机会（一遍）又一遍回忆青春和春心萌动也是蛮好的。那老师这么女王竟然有妻有女我也是颇为震惊。
A girl aims to improve her singing technique, in a environment full of sex, although without verbal communication.
就…很流媒的水准，题材也是APPLE TV主打的多元化。法国原版《贝利叶一家》的前半部节奏一直都很缓慢，本片在此基础上也没有很好地修正，美国本土化后反而变得更加无聊了（美式青春片VS欧洲文艺片的感觉），高潮处和原版如出一辙，对看过的观众而言真的找不到任何惊喜之处。总之，去看原版就好。
一碗励志的心灵鸡汤，但拍的不做作，不刻意煽情，视角选的挺好，聚焦健听女孩的梦想与家庭的冲突。女主的成长线和家庭线并行推进的很扎实，并随着女主一次次的歌唱逐渐推动情绪，在结尾伯克利入学的手语唱歌达到释放与和解，父亲在女儿唱歌时触摸声带感受的部分，催泪又辛酸，最后的一句Go足见父女深情，有时候人生总是充满着矛盾与选择，但是总有希望和温暖。（8.5/10）
老师角色塑造得太平庸了，相比原版的老师差得不是一点半点。另外导演的音乐品味也差，每首歌都口水得不想听第二遍。
《贝利叶一家》翻拍的。可以，自发质朴的情感都值得传递。妈妈真的是听障演员。
非常精炼，但还是太顺。家庭故事的处理方式有点“东方”，但就原生家庭这个话题上，东方人恐怕看了会直呼“就这？”
太理想主义了。“看看你妈，多性感，我怎么把持得住呢”。笑死了。女主和那个男孩的感情部分比原版少。感情发展不太合理。情节转变不太流畅。
所以我不研究善变、难懂的人类，要转去研究通透、明净的事物，用事物来忘却我。
歌选的不行，不行法版那么有情感渲染力，比如la maladie damour，听名字就是那么美~包括Audition时的歌也不行，法版的je vole简直太好听太有感觉了
「昌大啊，第一次听到黑山岛时，我很恐惧这名字。但是我遇到了你，一起度日，恐惧渐渐消失。原本被流放之罪而折磨消失的我那强烈的好奇心本性，再次被点燃了起来。……活成不断向上飞的鹤虽也不算坏事，但是即便身上沾满污水泥浆，也选择活得像兹山一样，虽外表看着黑暗，却生机勃勃自由自在，也未尝不是有意义的事啊。」
看过法国原版以后就自带免疫了，而且后面的结尾处理真的不OK，戛然而止。
但如果拿到奥斯卡的话，这部也算是平庸的
看了四分之一就能猜出9成以上剧情，女主应该是歌手，故事应该是励志，带一点青春青涩爱情，成就了套路式的作品。
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虽然这版没能超越我对原版的喜爱，可是依然爱到不行。除了一家人的职业设定之外，故事基本跟原版一样，虽然很俗套，可是还是会被故事里那种纯粹的真善美所感动，虽然清楚故事的每个节点，可是依然会吸引着你，几首歌曲选得真好，歌单又可以更新了。声音设计依然很出色，特别是音乐会上那段消音的处理，最后面试那场戏手语一出来，眼泪立马就控制不住了。不过相对于原版最后三首歌情感上递进式的处理，这版确实是削弱了，这也是更符合美国电影的节奏了。8.5
纵使深陷泥淖，也应仰望星辰。外表即使看似阴霾密布、暗淡无光，内里也应寻觅无限光亮、浩然之气。学而不思则罔，思而不学则怠。发配贫苦边境，却仍秉持一颗赤子之心，不断思考，不断实践，不断整理。是师徒恩义，亦是知己深交。在影像技术日趋发达的而今，没有实际意义的黑白画面十分乏味，但赋予了其有用的内涵则就会变得不同。诗的气质在本片中因黑白色彩处理而更加显著，片尾部分展翅而飞的青色雏鸟，以及海水推波渐行渐远的蓝色，一个是自由，一个是深邃，把晦暗的官吏世界与凄寒的疾苦民间一把割开。留下浅浅余波，留给观众细细品味。
虽然没看过原版，但是这个版本真的很好，同时也很美国、很美国梦。温暖感人背后虽有些剧情上的套路，但是不妨碍“coda”这个极具人文关怀的选题的巨大价值。关于隔阂，关于家庭，诠释得很细腻很戳中人心。
新年第一部电影 / 《健听女孩》
能被简简单单的故事打动未尝不是电影值得的地方，有何所谓鸡汤呢。实在太喜欢人与人之间那些充满温度的时刻。悸动的心动，还挺美好的。
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