Overdone

Rating: 7/10 (28 May 2006)

Violent and inferior remake of the 1932 classic is entertaining but overdone. The plot is lame. Tony goes from (dishwashing) rags to riches in a few months. He shoots people all over the place but when he's got to kill a man for Sosa he employs an elaborate plan with a car bomb. The finale is the definition of "over the top." Pacino seems to be doing a parody of a gangster, with the annoying Cuban accent (you keep expecting him to say, "Luuucy, I'm home."), the angry scowl, and the tough guy talk. DePalma's camera work is at times overly flashy, thereby becoming a distraction rather than enhancing the action. He also could have used a decent editor.