Entertaining and violent!

Rating: Null/10 (9 March 2011)

Scarface is a very popular gangster film, yet it has never been regarded in the same ranks of The Godfather. I had been wanting to see it for a long time, and I finally did.
It is a very good film. It has some great scenes, but the thing is that is follows all of the basic rules of gangster films. It also follows the formula of the main protagonist going through his own self-destruction. It is mostly entertaining, and VERY violent, so props. What I also love in away about it is it's tone. It never really takes itself too seriously, and for that reason is how it differs from the Godfather films. I also think that Al Pacino is great. I think it is a great performance. Yes, he is over-the-top, but he has created an iconic character. Overall, it's very good, but not a masterpiece as expected.