My Name is Vendetta ★★★

ITS A halcyon period for film fans with streaming services offering a wealth of international genre films.

Netflix, for example, is full of crime action and thriller films from across Europe, many of which wouldn’t have seen the darkness of an Australian cinema years ago.

And there is rarely one that will let you down, provided you’re not expecting The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo every time.

My Name Is Vendetta is from Italy and a typical, well-made and acted revenge action film featuring a tough, older protagonist underestimated by his enemies.

Alessandro Gassmann plays former Mafia enforcer Santo Romeo who is now leading a secluded life with his family.

But his teenage daughter posts a video of her father and his enemies come after the family, with fatal consequences.

Santos tries to take them on himself but is injured to the extent that he has to train his daughter Sofia to help him exact revenge.

Brutal, fast-paced throw-away entertainment.