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Features • PAL In Theaters : 02 August, 1978 |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | Corruption, protection rackets, gun violence taboo of vigilantism |
| THE BIG RACKET, written and directed by Enzo G. Castellari, and
starting Fabio Testi, is a movie that deals with an important theme - corruption, protection rackets, gun violence, murders, thug behavior, chaos running loose in the streets. It also deals with an aspect that is often taboo in society, which is the frustration that often is felt by merchant, when they feel they're getting the short end of the stick as taxpayers, or when they are robbed, etc. Those are very ugly aspects that people prefer to forget, and not deal with. In this picture, released 1977/78, the recurring soundtrack too, underlines the ugliness of those aspects. A crude, metal guitar riff is looped over and over, reminiscent of Black Sabbath or Tony Iommi, to get the audience to feel the "on the edge of insanity" mental landscape of the police officer, played by Testi, who is pulled from the case, first, and then removed from his job, secondly, as a consequence of the existing laws on the books of justice not fitting the needs of the real world, that people rely on, to live their lives in peace, and prosperity, and that he feels compelled to solve. Many will be turned off, by this "taboo" of retaliation against gangsterism in the form of vigilantism, that the police officer carries out, as socially unacceptable conduct, morally reprehensible violence, even when carried out with the most honest, pure of intentions, such as retaliating against a rape, murder, looting, etc. Others, will be disappointed by the lack of belief in the principles of Christianity or their own religion, that underline forgiveness, comprehension, patience, and allowing time for anarchists to "see the light" and redeem themselves in the eyes of a Supreme Being. Some, will not see anything beyond the 2 dimensional, video-game aspect of the movie, such as in your favorite shoot 'em up XBOX or Playstation release. Whichever perspective of the viewer, it cannot be denied that the images are crystal clear on the DVD, (very sharp transfer), the audio and dialog in English (dubbed over Italian) is professional, and well spoken, the thrill and suspense is maintained over 90 minutes. The acting, is also not shabby at all. The weakness of this movie, obviously, is the only average sophistication of the plot, that some may label that of a "B Movie" coupled with the disbelief that viewers surely will feel, in witnessing so many gun battles between the gangs and the Italian police, in such a limited period of time, taking many dozens of casualties on each side, over 90 mins. Clearly, if the problem was of such an extent, a one-man-show would be out of the picture, and even in the late 70's, a SWAT team, armored tank, and perhaps even the military would have been called in to deal with the chaos. |
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