A landmark film of the 1980's

Rating: 9/10 (12 January 2006)

'Say hello to my little friend!'- one of the great Al Pacino quotes. I watched this film last night for the first time in years. It is brutal, it is horrible in places. But is is very well written, the action is brilliantly filmed and the acting superb.
Al Pacino must have truly loved the script - you can see him having fun with the Cuban accent on different words like 'cock-a-roach'. Also he has something in his eyes that betrays the 'assassin' that is Tony Montana. Also, for all his violence - you cannot help liking the anti-hero.
This film also stars a young Michelle Pfieffer and F Murray Abraham. As gangster films go - this one often gets forgotten but for me it stands up with Carlitos Way, LA Confidential, The Godfather pt 1 and Goodfellas as one of the top 5. Great entertainment.