Pacino is superb!

Rating: Null/10 (11 March 2001)

Al Pacino's performance in this film alone is enough to make it a masterpiece. There were moments when I actually forgot I was watching a movie and forgot that Tony Montana was being played by an actor. It all seemed so very real. Despite this movie's greatness, it still felt a little too long. On the other hand I couldn't think of any sections of the movie that could have been cut out to make it shorter. Every little detail in this movie serves a purpose. The chainsaw scene was downright disturbing to watch the first time I saw this movie, and I have seen my fair share of on-screen violence. Throughout the movie I felt a cetain uneasiness. Partly because of the situations and partly because of the score. There was quite a bit of cheesy 80's music, but the musical score was great.
I can't stress enough how unbelieavable Al Pacino is in this movie. It's got to be one of the greatest performances of all time.
Overall I give this movie an 8/10.