Los violentos del Magnum 38

Uncompromising title and indeed although low budget and not one of the best films ever made a very decent and equally uncompromising effort. Drug dealing and prostitution, drug taking and sleaze, this has the usual ingredients but personally, I had difficulty for the first half hour working out who was who and on whose side they were on. Dramatic tension is absent until the last third and before that we get lots of fist fights, most overlong and unconvincing.

The scenes of drug taking, especially by desperate naked ladies, is however and as the killings build up a generally grubby feel is clearly established. The final section is worth the wait and although we have seen glimpses of good cinematography along the way, the final denouement is very well done. So, difficult start, bumpy middle and decent end with much nudity and far more drug injection than is usual.