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Scarface doesn't make my favourite movies list, but it is a brilliant film. While people may say the 1983 remake is better, I'd say this is better by quite a significant margin. The film does look good, the cinematography is skillful and the costumes and sets are top-drawer. The script is excellent, and the story draws you in and never lets go.
The film also moves very briskly, without feeling too rushed, and while the film is quite short, if I had a slight criticism it could have been a tad longer, a lot of other factors make it not matter that much. The direction from Howard Hawks is also superb, while the violence and innuendos was and is shocking for its time(this is what I and other people mean by it being ahead of its time). The acting is fine, Paul Muni is quite brilliant, Ann Dvorak is sexy and surprisingly good in her acting and Boris Karloff is also very good. It does helps that the characters are credible at least.
So all in all, this is a brilliant film and definitely worth seeing. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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