
Althoughprettymuchforgotten,TheLastRoundakaIlContoéChiusoisagoodexampleofafamiliarstorymadefreshbythequalityofitsexecution,asastrangerdriftsintoadecayingItalianindustriallookingtosettleanoldscore.Butthisviolentmodern-day(well,1976)poliziotteschiisclosertoDashiellHammett'sRedHarvestthanthefirsttwofilmsitinspired,YojimboandFistfulofDollars,setinitsownItalianPoisonvilledividedbetweentworivalgangsthathesoonsetsagainsteachother.Surprisingly,despitebeingdirectedbythesometimesmoreadequatethaninspiredStelvioMassi,it'sshotwithstrikingvisualimaginationandremarkablyfluidcamera-workfromFrancoDelliColli.Thetwoleadsareimpressivetoo,withLucMerendaawonderfullyeffectiveanddappervillainandundefeatedmiddleweightchampionboxerandoffscreenwife-beaterandmurdererCarlosMonzonasurprisinglyeffectiveleadingmaninthemouldofayoungCharlesBronson.






