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A disappointing cinematic experience this one. Little plot, bland and flat set pieces, no real character development, some odd issues with pacing make this the worst so far of the minions/Despicable Me franchise. 87mins passes fairly amiably and quickly but the lack of any real wit to the script and a bolted together feel make this a film you leave without any particular impression being made and a slight feeling of being conned. To be honest, it all felt woefully generic; the content capable of being swapped out with any of the many other similar films advertised in the trailers without anybody noticing. Are we reaching the end of the line for this sort of computer animated film?

Christopher Mitchum is woefully miscast as son of dead mafioso out of jail and out for revenge. He's pitched against evil soap factory owner/drug smuggle Arthur Kennedy, who dissolves his enemies in sodium hydroxide and turns them into soap. On the way we get a particularly graphic murder, an amusing face dissolving in an alkali vat special effect and plenty of people getting double crossed and/or shot. The plot is thin and at times stupid, the acting pretty dreadful, Barbara Bouchet is useless as ever as the love interest. But it has strengths - great urban and countryside visuals, a fair amount of sleaze, decent pacing. Most of all - it's clear that all involved seem to have had a fairly good understanding of quite how ludicrous the entire enterprise is and don't hold back from hamming it up where necessary. Most of all, despite the flaws, the whole thing barrels along sufficiently fast and efficiently to avoid boredom ever setting in. At the very least a fun watch if you're into this sort of thing.

Disappointing late entry into the De Leo poliziotesschi canon. An at best functional (but not compelling) plot, low budget, lacking style or swagger, with fairly restrained content and an awful lot of incredibly poor acting give this the feel of a watered down "made for TV" version of his much better early 70s outings.

Worth watching if you're an Italian crime film completist. Otherwise give it a miss.