One of Enzo Castellari's great '70s crime films. Fabio Testi is a police inspector bent on ridding the city of a gang of brutal extortionists only to be rebuffed continually by a corrupt legal system. Taking matters into his own hands, he recruits a number of the gang's victims to help exact revenge. An extremely violent (even for a Castellari) film that takes no prisoners. Test is terrific and the supporting cast is unusually strong: Vincent Gardenia; Renzo Palmer; Glauco Onorato; Orso Maria Guerrini. Castellari moves this film along so quickly it's breathtaking. There are a number of now legendary action sequences including an astounding and protracted shoot out in an abandoned factory that has to be seen to be believed. The great music score by Guido is a major asset and the beautiful cinematography is by Marcello Masciocchi.
Review of The Big Racket
