Ready to kill - exciting police film with Ray Lovelock and Elke Sommer
This Italian-German crime film by Francesco Prosperi has a good story, lots of action and excellent actors.
After his mother (Anna Taddei) was seriously injured in the robbery of a jewelry store, the young police officer Massimo Torlani (Ray Lovelock, 1950-2017) seeks revenge. As an undercover investigator, he gets himself locked up in prison. After a hearty fight with prison thug Manolo (Emilio Messina), he gains the trust of gangster Giulianelli (Martin Balsam, best known from "Psycho" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's"), with whom he ultimately escapes. After some confusion, Giulianelli establishes contact with mafia boss Perroni (Ettore Manni) in Genoa. Torlani also meets his charming secretary (Elke Sommer), with whom the smart youngster soon ends up in bed. In the meantime, there is still trouble with Piero (Heinz Domez, who is known from the West German political thriller "Lieb Vaterland, magst ruhig sein / Dear Fatherland, May Be Quiet" (1976)) and the mafia rival Bavoso (Peter Berling (1934-2017), who is also involved in the script ). Commissario Sacchi (Riccardo Cucciolla) is always on the lookout, but he can hardly keep up with the furious showdown...
Lots of action and good actors make this film a very special Italian-style crime film. The Trevi-born Italian actor Ray Lovelock more than lives up to his reputation as a heartthrob and also sings the title song "I'm starting tomorrow". Elke Sommer, the global star from Franconia, who turned 80 in November 2020, is as sexy as ever here and always good for a big surprise. Thanks to her appearances in Mario Bava's films, the likeable Golden Globe winner (1964 for "The Prize") was no longer unknown in the Roman Cinecitta.
By the way, the fan riots in the local derby between AS Roma and Lazio are real and fit into the film's plot.
Very exciting and with a lot of sleeeeeeaaaaze...
