Sleazy does it

Rating: 6/10 (1 October 2015)

Brian De Palma's 'Scarface' has become a pop culture icon - and apparently an inspiration to hip hop artists and wannabes everywhere - but the question I had is "Why?". After 30 plus years of indifference, I decided to finally find out.
It's certainly infinitely quotable, and sports an impressive cast, lead by Al Pacino in a tour de force turn as Tony Montana. But it's also about an hour too long, overly dramatic, and at times quite cheesy. But more than anything 'Scarface' almost relishes its own sleaziness, and when it was over, I felt like I needed to take a very, VERY long shower to wash it all off.