警员戴展硕(古天乐 饰)做事吊儿郎当,毫无责任感,使警犬Rocky十分鄙视,有灵性的Rocky故意处处刁难展硕。后来Rocky于一次行动中受重伤而不得在工作,展硕于心不忍,决定收养Rocky。
硕仔的邻居阿文(宣萱 饰)也是爱狗之人,却与展硕水火不容,阿文更认定是因为Rocky的关系让自己的爱犬东东失踪了。自来狗豆豆的出现慰藉了阿文的心灵。但Rocky与豆豆很快坠入了爱河,使身为主人的展硕与阿文十分头疼。阿文的好友子珊(郑秀文 饰)是展硕的房东,因为阿文的关系,与展硕之间的关系并不是很融洽。但在子珊失业失恋后,得到展硕的鼓励,两人不知不觉爱上了对方。
此间展硕的上司小敏(李珊珊 饰)对展硕也有了好感,令恋爱中的展硕十分苦恼。得知好友铁男(林晓峰 饰)喜欢小敏时,展硕极力鼓励铁男进行追求。
子珊是个事业心重的女孩,后来跟展硕分手了也是因为工作的原因。展硕在子珊离开香港进修后,与阿文共同研究宠物经验而日久生情。子珊学成归来,阿文无意中发现子珊对展硕余情未了,感觉自己抢了自己好友的男友,内心矛盾……。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!。