Alain Delon stars as a hit man who wants to retire. The Godfather (Richard Conte) won't hear of it,
so he puts a hit out on him. The goons
accidentally blow up Delon's wife and kid instead, which sends him on a quest for
revenge.
Delon gives a measured performance.
Maybe a bit too measured. His low-key
brand of quiet brooding just isn’t enough to sustain an entire movie.
On the plus side, Tony Arzenta: Big Guns is a bit more stylish than most of
its type. The hit on the train is
especially artsy. The shadow of The
Godfather was still looming large at the time this was made. As a result, most of the murder scenes have an
odd little touch to them (like when a fish tank is shot out when a gangster is
gunned down).
Unfortunately, the pacing is so staid that it never really
catches fire. Certainly, there are scenes
that crackle with precision (like the car chase), but the stretches in between
those moments are long-winded and more than a little dull. It’s also capped of by one bummer of an
ending.
All the ingredients were there for a solid little revenge
thriller. It’s just that director Duccio
(Beyond Justice) Tessari fumbled the formula. Still, any movie that features both Erika
Blanc AND Rosalba Neri can't be all bad.
AKA: Big Guns. AKA:
No Way Out.
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