The main problem with this film is undoubtedly the pacing; as we skip from one action scene to the next without much substance in between. Of course, it`s the action scenes that make this genre what it is; but the more successful films in it generally have something else to like, and this one doesn`t. Maurizio Merli makes a likable lead as ever and it`s not hard to see why he so often gets cast in these films as the roles suit him like a glove; but even he doesn`t have enough to make Fear in the City a success. Anyone who has seen more than a handful of these films will have seen everything in this one before and not even the action scenes are anything to write home about; although there is an amusing motorcycle chase midway through the film which is well done. This is one the lesser known Polizi flicks outside of Italy and I`m not really surprised about that because there are so many better ones. Overall, I could perhaps recommend this film to hardcore fans of this sort of stuff; but everyone else would do well to not bother with this film.