Review of The Italian Connection

Another violence-fueled gangster film from the great Fernando Di Leo. A New York mafioso (Cyril Cusack!) sends hit men Henry Silva & Woody Strode to Milan to kill small-time pimp Mario Adorf. Adorf, a not so bright low-level crook, is baffled by the pursuit and even more perplexed as to why local mafia don Adolfo Celi is after him as well. Everything falls into place in this absurd potboiler with Adorf giving another hammy, albeit highly entertaining, performance. Di Leo keeps this one moving at such a fast pace, it's impossible to not enjoy it. One car chase, between Adorf and one of Celi's goons, it as bizarre as it is breathtaking. Silva and Strode have little to do but roam around looking scary. They're helped by good girl Luicana Paluzzi and get trouble from bad girl Francesca Romana Coluzzi. Classy Sylva Koscina appears briefly as Adorf's angry ex-wife.