MARK SHOOTS FIRST is a superior follow-up to the first film that takes an interesting plot and runs away with the action and on-screen energy. Franco Gasparri's hot-shot cop is back, this time hunting a sniper called the Sphinx who enjoys taking down a string of victims (shades of DAY OF THE JACKAL here). It begins with a big shoot-out and a chase and loads in the car chases and mayhem from beginning to end, while retaining the grittiness that Italian crime films are prized for. Lee J. Cobb plays in support too. Bravo!
