I have never been deceived by any Giuliano Montaldo's films I have seen. This one is not really a crime flick, but a powerful social drama starring a surprising and ever excellent Marlène Jobert. It is a gloomy story, some kind of a TAXI DRIVER scheme. The audiences may easily feel empathy for the tragic fate of this man, Nino Manfredi. His fascination for guns is really disturbing, but so realistic in the same time. The Ennio Morricone score participates to the powerful strength of this picture, very rare indeed. It is a violent drama, the kind of movie that American film industry can provide from time to time, but the indie industry, certainly not Hollywood.