The Hired Gun (1975) YIFY - Download Movie TORRENT

Reviewed by Bezenby 6 / 10

Nice

Complex or just confusing? Fabio Testi tricks industrial magnate Renzo Palmer into hiring him as a bodyguard, not for any nefarious reasons, but just because he wanted a job...or did he? Someone needs to clarify that because I wasn't so sure...Either way, he ends up working for Renzo by pretending to stop him being kidnapped, but then some genuine jerks start trying to extort money from Renzo, damaging his business, and threatening his young sexy daughter. This leads Fabio to launch an investigation into who's behind all the attacks and what mysterious figure is wearing those ridiculous looking cowboy boots. To do this, Fabio will have to get the help of his contacts in the bodyguard industry.Is Testi smarter than the average Bodyguard (or Gorilla as he's constantly called) and can he get to the bottom of all this treachery and blackmail? Although Tonino Valeri had my head spinning at who was working for who and who was doing to what to what, things straighten out as they do in these films once the violence kicks in, and there's enough stand out pieces in the last half hour to make up for the convoluted plotline in the first hour.We get Fabio trapped in an elevator while thugs tear off the floor beneath him, a great car/train chase with the shooting and the sirens and the 'you got me, copper!', plus a fine 'getting shot by a high powered rifle' death jump from Luciano Catenacci, who also has a great punch up with Testi.Claudia Marsani didn't make a lot of films but stands out here as the defiant daughter of grumpy Renzo, plus Saverio Marconi from Contraband turns up as a possibly treacherous brother of Testi.Funk, 'splosions, death. Me happy.

Reviewed by The_Void 7 / 10

Odd but entertaining Italian crime flick

Go Gorilla Go is probably most notable for its strange title, and this carries over into the film; as while it takes obvious inspiration from some big genre classics; the film features some strange plotting and a storyline that is a bit unusual on genre terms. Director Tonino Valerii previously directed the excellent but complicated Giallo My Dear Killer and clearly has a talent for delivering convoluted story lines as Go Gorilla Go features one too! The film focuses on Marco; an undercover police officer who is also working as a body guard for a shady underworld figure. He's also got a brother who is not exactly squeaky clean and has contacts with a few other 'Gorillas' who are in the same line as he is. It's not long before our hero gets involved in a kidnap plot along with his brother and his underworld boss and this plot is ran parallel with a load of others and the whole thing gets rather complicated.Luckily, however, it's all spun together with a whole load of action scenes; many of which are really well done. We've got the usual compliment of car chases and fist fights, but the main standout is a sequence that sees the lead character trapped in an elevator with the bottom taken out. The final car chase, which involves a train a la The French Connection, is also very well executed. The lead role is taken by Fabio Testi and the actor looks the part and plays it well. The rest of the cast is filled out mostly by lesser known Italian actors, but they get on well as an ensemble and bad dubbing aside, the film is above average in the acting department. The way that the story flows does get a bit too confusing at times as we constantly switch from one thing to another, but at least the proceedings are kept entertaining for most of the duration, before exploding in the final third. This film is not very well known and as such has become rather hard to come by. In the grand spectrum of Italian police films; this one is not one of the more important ones or one of the best, but for anyone that considers themselves a fan of this genre; Go Gorilla Go is certainly worth a look and comes recommended.

Reviewed by Bunuel1976 6 / 10

The Hired Gun

1975 [ITALIAN]

Crime / Drama

The Hired Gun

1975 [ITALIAN]

Crime / Drama

Plot summary

Director

Top cast

Tech specs

Movie Reviews

Nice

Odd but entertaining Italian crime flick

VAI GORILLA (Tonino Valerii, 1975) **1/2

1 Comments