The definitive Crime Film trilogy...

Rating: 9/10 (30 August 2007)

The Godfather, Scarface and GoodFellas create the definitive trilogy of crime-films with each taking a different perspective into the lives of the criminals. Scarface is once again a story of how a criminal's rise and fall but decisively different and more larger than life than in other crime films.
Scarface is a very psychological film as it effectively shows the breakdown of Tony Montana's character. The film is also possibly more dark than either Godfather or GoodFellas which is why it also stands on its own in the are of emotional drama. With all the darkness the comedy of the film luckily helps it to stand on its own and not become a barrage of gunfights and gore.
The only possible criticism that could be directed at the film might be the over-all structure of the story which is surprisingly straight-forward. By the end you can pretty much tell what's gonna happen. As a consequence the ending may be something of a let down, but on the other hand the final scenes of the movie are also some of my favorites so it creates a bit of an odd mixture.
Sure enough, Scarface is a film to be reckoned with and an excellent piece of cinema.