Pretty terrible acting by Pacino, entertaining if you get by it

Rating: 5/10 (24 April 2016)

Way too long, way overrated and this movie is only saved by performances of every actor except Pacino. Nobody knows what accent he's trying to emulate and his attempt to wear a perpetual frown comes off as comical, cartoonish. It's too bad because this otherwise overlong movie is saved by a cast of fantastic character actors that raise the amperage all the way through the movie.
This movie is about the rise and fall of a nobody immigrant with a mean streak who hails from Cuba. Being honest, I had a hard time listening to Pacino opening up his mouth and grimacing, trying to act bad and angry. Many worship this movie as if it's a lesser Godfather but it's hard to put it aside with every scene that Pacino sounds like an Italian who swallowed a Spaniard with speech impediment. You just have too laugh.
Even the famous lines from this movie are meant to be laughable, over the top moments, the same you'd have from your average B movie, which this is with just MUCH better production value, actors and sets. This isn't anywhere near a Top 250 movie of all time albeit it's much better than your average B movie. Take it for what it's worth.