The Violent Professionals

Something about a mad cop trying to avenge the death of his cop buddy and solve the case he was working on.
Given my passion for giallos, eurotrash and basically all things Italian from the 60s and 70s, the only unusual thing about me watching my first poliziotteschi is that has taken me so long to get around to it. Poliziotteschi were a breed of Italian crime drama that followed in the successful wake of such films as Dirty Harry etc. The Violent Professionals is a violent, immoral flick that also happens to be highly convoluted given the seemingly straightforward plot. For some reason, although I was watching what was going on, my brain was refusing to admit my eyes were seeing what they were seeing. Regardless, even with a shakey hold of what was occurring, I still enjoyed the many puch-ups, shoot-outs, car chases and the like that proliferate the film. A good, but baffling, start to the genre.