Reviews of Scarface

Scarface

Posted : 1 month, 1 week ago on 31 August 2008 01:51 (A review of Scarface)

The "Me" decade is summarized in the rise-and-fall epic of cocaine hustler Tony Montana. He gets the money, the power, and the woman, but never looks or remains happy during his reign at the top. It only makes sense that Pacino went OTT in his performance...it's an OTT role/movie, it had to be to properly comment on the 80s. In a borderline King Lear-level of storytelling, he and nearly everyone he loves is systematically taken out. Michelle Pfeiffer does her best Debbie Harry impression as the bored, coked out glamorous bitch of a wife. She's deliciousness personified with her bob haircut and slinky green dress.

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UNDER RATED AND OVER RATED AT THE SAME TIME

Posted : 2 months ago on 8 August 2008 08:16 (A review of Scarface)

SOME PEOPLE MAY WONDER HOW THIS COULD BE BOTH UNDER RATED AND OVER RATED, WELL MOST PEOPLE LIKE SCARFACE AND PRAISE IT JUST FOR BEING SCARFACE, ITS SUPPOSED TO BE COOL FOR EVERYONE TO LIKE IT EVEN IF U HAVE NEVER SEEN IT. IT SHOULD BE APPRECIATED FOR ITS TOUR DE FORCE PERFORMANCE BY PACINO OR ITS GREAT DIRECTION BY DEPALMA OR OLIVER STONE'S DETAILED SCRIPT ABOUT A PISS POOR IMMIGRANT WHO MAKES HIS WAY TO THE TOP, THE SCRIPT DE-GLORIFIES BEING A DRUG DEALER BY HAVING EVERYONE IN THE BUSINESS GETT WASTED OR ARRESTED IN BLOODY WAYS, AT NO POINT WAS THE VIOLENCE GLAMORIZED. THIS FILM FLOPPED AT THE BOX OFFICE WHEN FIRST RELEASED, AND OVER MANY YEARS HAS GROWN INTO EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE GANGSTER FILM JUST FOR BEING SCARFACE. TAKE TIME TO REALLY ANALYSE THIS FILM FOR THE TRUELY GREAT QUALITIES IT POSSESES.

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Legendary film.

Posted : 5 months, 2 weeks ago on 28 April 2008 12:21 (A review of Scarface)

"You wanna fuck with me?! Say hello to my little friend!!!"

Scarface is hands down one of the best gangster movies to date; this brilliant, highly entertaining movie is still a cult classic and still one of the best films of all time!

Al Pacino plays gangster Tony Montana; a Cuban refugee who moves to the United States. He and his partner Manny (Bauer) build a strong drug empire and Tony becomes one of the most powerful men in America. In the drug business Tony makes allies and enemies, some of which want him out of the picture. His enemies and his own self paranoia become his ultimate downfall.

Although the whole film is based on a small plot, it's a brilliant and powerful experience. Like many gangster films, the plot isn't the most important aspect but rather the performances and the script.

Al Pacino's performance is just amazing! He is an extremely believable Tony Montana, and a formidable gangster. It's no wonder that Al Pacino went on to become one of Hollywood's best actors. All of the supporting cast are really strong as well, including Michelle Pfeiffer in one of her first film roles.

And Brian De Palma's direction is just first-rate. The film is topped off with a score that further cements the film's status as one of the world's best gangster movies. Each piece of music fits the mood brilliantly, including many scenes of pleonastic music that set the film's dark atmosphere.

For the adolescents there's plenty of blood, profanity and even people getting chopped to bits with a chainsaw. At the time of release, the film set a record for most usage of the word 'fuck'. My only complaint is the gross overlength, although the film is quite gripping and highly entertaining throughout its very extensive running time.

Overall, Scarface is hands down one of the best gangster movies ever made. Al Pacino's performance is brilliant, and enthralling. But above all it's highly entertaining from start to finish, and is superbly made.

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Joo wanna play ruff?

Posted : 7 months, 3 weeks ago on 18 February 2008 08:57 (A review of Scarface)

Despite being a vehicle for some extraordinary acting by Al Pacino, this film serves as nothing more than a hyper-violent gangster flick that exists purely to be quoted by film students and working men alike. One of the most overrated films of all time, I couldn't find an ounce of substance or bring myself to empathise with any of the characters.

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Scarface review

Posted : 8 months ago on 13 February 2008 08:41 (A review of Scarface)

I love this film. It is one of my all-time favorite films, ever made. The acting, is wonderful, and every scene, is just perfect. It is a special film, that I think, is better than "The Godfather". This is easily the best gangster film ever made. Al Pacino is the man.

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nothing special

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago on 9 July 2007 02:57 (A review of Scarface)

Sadly, I'll admit that I've never seen Scarface until last night, yet I've always heard its a great gangster movie, and everyone knows that line, 'Say hello to my little friend!!', even the ones that never have seen this film.

Now it's a bit unfair to be rating a film made almost 25 years ago, as I probably would have rated it an 8 or 9 had I seen it back in the 80s (well, early 90s anyways - i would've been too young in the 80s). But since then such great gangster films like Goodfellas and Casino, as well as drug films such as Blow have been made, and compared to all those, this film is very so-so.

The plot follows the rise (and fall) of a Cuban refugee who becomes the biggest drug lord in Florida, but there was nothing making me care for the antagonist. I cared what happened to Carlito in Carlito's way. I cared what happened Johnny Depp's charachter in Blow. But here, I just couldn't care less about Tony Montana. It's not Pacino's fault (I thought this way his best role I've ever seen him in - absolutely mind-blowing acting) but more of the character's fault. He's just so despicable, that by the end, you find yourself HOPING that he finally gets what is coming to him. And the lead female role played by Michelle Pfeiffer, besides her beauty, she has absolutely zero appeal, zero depth, zero personality. She's just a typical 'trophy wife' of a drug lord, nothing else.

I recommend it for Al Pacino incredible performance, and of course for that famous line at the end, but I won't be adding this to my home collection.

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