Scarface

Pros: outstanding story, great acting from Pacino
Cons: long

The memorable line "SAY HELLO TO MY LIL' FRIEND!" led me to put Scarface on my must see list. I was not disappointed.

Many times, when viewing an older film, much is left to be desired because of updates in special effects and film...

Pros: Greatest F*cking Gangster Film of All-Time Mang!!!!
Cons: I Bury Dem Cockaroches!!!!!

In 1932, director Howard Hawks and producer Ben Hecht released a gangster film called Scarface about the rise and fall of a 1930s gangster. The film was violent and downright brutal. In the end, Hawks and Hecht's version of Scarface ...

Pros: The FAAKIN dialogue, and the FAAKIN actin'!
Cons: Its FAAKIN depressin', man! Faak!

"Her womb is so polluted, I can't even have a f*cking little baby wit'er!" -Tony Montana, on his wife That right there, my little friends, is one of those brilliant and disturbing lines I've heard in a movie. Its brilliant because... I mean, this ...

Pros: Al Pacino and supporting cast
Cons: Graphic violence and strong language limits family appeal

Director Brian DePalma’s remake of the 1932 gangster picture "Scarface" is a must-see for all gangster movie fans. DePalma changed Scarface’s character from a Sicilian immigrant in the 1932 picture to a Cuban refugee, but otherwise the plot is...

Pros: Fantastic Characters, Progression. . . Gripping Plot.
Cons: Predictable At Parts.

Generally, when I think of being “touched” by something, it’s something nice and cutesy. Being “Touched By An Angel”. Listening to a sweet, touching song. Sitting on a hill and being touched by a sunset. Hearing my friends complain that, “that weird old...

Pros: Cast, direction, production, pacing, cinematography
Cons: Pacino's overacting, excessive cursing & stomach churning violence will deter some

Brian De Palma's 1983 film Scarface (a remake of Howard Hawk's 1932 film of the same name) starring Al Pacino is certainly not (I repeat not) the creme de la creme of gangster cinema. In fact, De ...

Pros: Pacino, the gritty feel.
Cons: Story slows down at points.

Seen the Light
I went in to seeing this movie really through the back way. I was a huge fan of De Palma's Carlito's Way, and was amazed by Pacino pulling off his performance as the Puero Rican Carlito Brigante. I made a remark about...

Pros: Pacino. Decent direction, secondary characters.
Cons: Lack of depth. Second Act. Universal need to release original on separate DVD

Perhaps the most tragic element of Brian DePalma’s 1983 bombastic gangster epic Scarface is in the film’s last moments, when the director dedicates his picture to the men who conceived the original 1932 Scarface: director Howard ...

Pros: Direction, Acting, Plot, Powerful, Classic
Cons: Annoying Synthesizers

Well it’s time for the nasty one to put my “third graders writing skills’ to the test again….. In my humble opinion, which probably doesn’t mean anything to some of the people on this site because I’m such a horrible writer, gangster movies are the ...

Pros: Some good acting by Pacino, scenes with great potential, good climax.
Cons: Undeveloped characters, strange Cuban accent, a poor supporting cast, the silly plot, the bad dialogue.

Scarface is considered one of the most popular crime movies of all-time, so popular that I have seen dozens of artworks of Tony Montana ranging from t-shirts to paintings. The film is often referenced in music and very often quoted. After years of ...

Pros: Pacino's over the top, excellant performance, very entertaining.
Cons: Alot of violence and swearing and drugs may put some off.

My father is South American. My mother is white. Could I be Tony Montana and Elivira's son? Probabley not, because criminal imigrant and cocaine lord of Miami, Tony Montana, is not going to win husband of the year. Al Pacino plays the Montana, better ...

Pros: Al Pacino, Brian DePalma, music, action, epic feel
Cons: Very raw and hard to take at times, lack of depth

Al Pacino surely gives one of his greatest in a career of great performance here in "Scarface". Subtle when needed, loud and out of control at all the right times, all wrapped around a flawless accent and look that just screams seedy and evil....

Pros: Pffeiffer, Bauer, and Pacino do great things for their characters
Cons: -

Gangster fan or not, I think there's a little something for every red-blooded American in this flick, Scarface. Trying to think of just one word to describe Scarface is nearly impossible to manage. Controversial, incredible, violent, vulgar, ...

Pros: Pacino's performance is filled with gusto... even if teeters on the edge of self parody
Cons: Brian DePalma directed this film.

I've seen Brian DePalma's version of Scarface three times and my verdict is still the same.....it has to be the most over directed film I've ever seen. What do I mean by that last statement? I'm talking about the way director Brian DePalma zooms in ...

Pros: Gory ending.
Cons: Bad acting, fake accents, no characterization, pointless killing.

What's with the title of my review? It's the most memorable thing I can think of about "Scarface"; the rumor I heard about it one day in 1983, just before I saw the movie. Supposedly, as the tale goes, "Scarface" has so many...