Copkiller (l'assassino dei poliziotti) (1983)

Copkiller (l’assassino dei poliziotti): Directed by Roberto Faenza. With Harvey Keitel, John Lydon, Nicole Garcia, Leonard Mann. A pair of corrupt cops spend their illegal cash on an uptown New York City apartment.

“This gritty and powerful police thriller is a classic stand-alone independent film. With good performances from Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs, Bad Lieutenant) and John Lydon (former Sex Pistols frontman), Corrupt really is a one-off. As the film progresses, Leo Smith (Lydon) and Lieutenant Fred Ou0026#39;Connor (Keitel) engage in a vicious and engrossing psychological battle of wills in a sadistic game where they are both dependent on each other. As for the Director, Faeznau0026#39;s direction seems as good as any of the excellent Italian films of the day, effortlessly moving from smooth exterior compositions to the angular perfection of the prison-like apartment. BAFTA award winning Ennio Morricone reinforces this precision with an excellent score full of mechanical percussion mixed with a whispy guitar lead which underscores the foreign presence of Lydon. Music plays a very important role in Corrupt, especially the strange country music track u0026quot;Tchaikovskyu0026#39;s Destructionu0026quot; which is played throughout the entire film to emphasise the changes occurring to the characters.”