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This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Sensational Poliziotteschi from Umberto Lenzi, set in Milan(Italy) stars Tomas Milian, in a terrific(..and terrifying) performance as a sadistic homicidal thug who is the mastermind behind the kidnapping of a politician's daughter for a major ransom. His scheme seems to be going without a hitch, but his psychopathic tendencies can only continue for so long before he eventually hangs himself at some point. Henry Silva, intense and smooth as ever, is the detective out to catch him. Ray Lovelock and Gino Santercole are Milian's accomplices. The delectable Anita Strinberg has a small role as Milian's doomed lover, whose vehicle and sexual favors are used on a regular basis. The beautiful Laura Belli is the innocent kidnapped by Milian whose fate doesn't have a very promising outlook. Luciano Catenacci makes the most of a secondary role as a dangerous Milan mobster for whom Milian has worked for..Milian's dealings with Catenacci have been worrisome affairs due to his violent and unpredictable nature(..not to mention Milian's screw-up during a planned heist when he murders a street cop in cold blood). Guido Alberti is the politician Milian wishes to milk for half a billion. Strinberg was an employee of Alberti, and Milian's idea just came about out of sheer desperation for some cash. Milian creates quite a frightening persona in his unhinged hood, always tearing into his bubble gum, twitchy and unstable..the kind of character that is spontaneous and destructive.The opening car chase through Milan is riveting as the police chase after Catenacci's hoods with Milian in tow, when a bank robbery goes awry. Those that consider Lenzi an unaccomplished director should take a gander at ALMOST HUMAN, because the pacing is incredible as is the emphasis on moving the story along without unnecessary set-backs. Ernesto Gastaldi's unpretentious screenplay focuses on the plot while also providing the cast(..particularly Milian, Silva, and Lovelock)with chances to further expand their characterizations. The film is ultimately a showcase for Milian because the story itself derives from his impulsive and criminal activity..he is the source for all the horror that takes place throughout, the lightning rod if you will. The aftermath, once the money drop takes place, is certainly shocking, perhaps leaving a bad taste in your mouth, but it shows that Milian's scumbag is devoid of humanity, with no moral compass other than his own goal of attaining wealth through any means necessary without being caught. Following the DIRTY HARRY model, Silva soon realizes that he must take the law into his own hands since going by the book hasn't helped keep a murderer off the streets..appropriately downbeat ending even after revenge was served because so many were left dead by Milian's deeds. The most unsettling sequence would have to be the result of a massacre at the hands of Milian who attacks a bourgeoisie gathering, with even a little girl being shot and killed(..the "roulette by chandelier" with two women hanging, with their breasts exposed, as Milian opens fire is rather horrifying).

Giulio Sacchi is a violent criminal scumbag who kills several cops in the course of some petty crimes.After being kicked out of his gang for murdering a police officer,Sacchi is forced to scrape out a living by robbing cigarette machines.He decides to kidnap Mary Lou,the daughter of a wealthy businessman.Enlisting the help of two of his friends,the trio not only kidnaps the girl but also massacres a house full of rich people in an unflinchingly brutal scene.It's time for Inspector Walter Grandi to catch this vicious criminal...Violent and sadistic Italian polizioteschi flick with memorable central performances of Henry Silva and Tomas Milian.The pace is relatively slow,but there is enough sleaze and brutal violence to keep fans of Eurocult entertained.9 out of 10.

Among fans of Italian genre cinema, director Umberto Lenzi is known as a master of many genres, be it gruesome Cannibal films or tantalizing crime cinema, and furthermore has earned himself the well-deserved reputation of one of the most uncompromising directors of gruesome films. It is therefore no surprise, that one of the most ultra-violent and tough-minded highlights of Italian Crime cinema, namely "Almost Human" comes from Lenzi. "Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare" aka. "Almost Human" of 1973 is a brutal and brilliant Poliziottesco, one of the most uncompromising films of its genre, coming along with an ingenious score by none other than Ennio Morricone. Apart from the brilliant score, the brutal, uncompromising violence, the raw atmosphere and gripping story it is furthermore two of the greatest stars in Italian 70s cinema that make "Milano Odia" an absolute must-see for lovers of cult cinema.One of my personal all-time favorite actors, Tomas Milian, stars in his most sadistic and despicable role of Giulio Sacchi, a ruthless small-time crook who has no scruples to rape, torture and brutally murder Innocent victims for his own benefit. Milian is truly brilliant in his role, and excellently personifies perverted sadism and greed. His opponent is played by another true great of Italian crime cinema: Henry Silva plays super-tough Inspector Grandi, a man who hates criminals as he hates crime, and who is not afraid to take the law into his own hands once the legal ways have failed to bring a delinquent to justice... These two brilliant actors are the perfect cast for the film. Milian and Silva alone are capable of making a film great, and "Milano Odia" has so much more to offer. The supporting performances are also great, Laura Belli, Guido Alberti, Luciano Catenacci, who plays a crime boss, and the wonderful Anita Strindberg are especially worth mentioning.Brutal, tough-minded and tantalizing from the beginning, "Almost Human" is definitely not for the sensitive when it comes to violence, but an absolute must-see for every fan of Italian Crime cinema. This is Eurocrime at its grittiest and most uncompromising. It simply doesn't get more intense than "Milano Odia". Lovers of 70s genre-cinema can not afford to miss this gripping and ultra-violent masterpiece! 10/10

A claustrophobic brilliant movie, I think it's more about an italian social class disorder than milian being a criminal,his the regular working class guy pissed of about being poor, and in Milan more than any other region in Italy, the social class is very important, and very very present, when milian kills all those people, you feel bad for them, but on the other hand you can see his mission, and you feel for him, in the end when he pulls it off, you almost feel relieved, anyway this movie is a real movie just like "il Boss/wipeout" and it deserves to be watched, the only problem with this movie and "il boss/wipeout" is that after you see these movies every other movie will seriously bore you, and you'll find no depth in them. After I seeing these movies, personally, I couldn't watched anything else for at least 2 weeks, I tried, but I wasn't able to. This movie is powerfull and most of all real