Brought To You By the Letter F

Rating: 7/10 (5 August 2014)

Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino) works his way up through the underworld of Miami with his friend Manny (Steven Bauer) to build a drug empire. Hyper-violent remake of the 1932 Howard Hawks classic is not for the faint of heart but is lots of fun for those who don't take it too seriously. More style than substance but this is Brian De Palma, after all. The Oliver Stone script is full of memorable lines, not to mention an epic number of F bombs. Al Pacino's performance is amusingly over the top. Michelle Pfeiffer is very sexy. It's not a subtle movie and it certainly won't make you ponder the great mysteries of life. But it's very entertaining and, for a remake, surprisingly fresh.