Telly Savalas finds himself on the opposite side of the law, this time portraying Mafia boss Don Vincenzo and I can see how it could work but there wasn't much here to keep me interested. Savalas is top billed but he doesn't appear until about thirty six minutes into the story, and it's really Antonio Sabato who has most of the screen time as would be crime kingpin Antonio Mancuso. Mancuso's first hit in the early going had none of the unbridled malice of a Michael Corleone taking out Solozzo and Captain McCluskey, and watching him just stand there with that goofy smile for what seemed like forever just ruined all the tension. There are some well played double crosses in the mix but overall I wasn't too impressed. If you're after some real Godfather type action, just stick with the original. Considering both pictures came out the same year, you might wonder why the folks connected with "Crime Boss" even bothered.
Review of Crime Boss
