One of the most overrated movies ever but it's entertaining nonetheless

Rating: 7/10 (26 February 2010)

Scarface is one of those movies where you either love it or you hate it. It has been referenced countless of times in pop culture and the loyal fanbase of the movie has spawned numerous merchandise from t-shirts to video games making "Scarface" more than just a gangster movie but a brand itself. However due to the countless merchandise "Scarface" has spawned it has turned into one of the most overrated movies ever. However when I first watched the movie in it's entirety for the first time to see what all the fuss was about and I was entertained in some ways but let down in other ways The film was directed by Brian De Palma who in my opinion is sort of hit or miss with some of his movies. While he has directed one of my favorite horror movies "Carrie" he has also directed some bad movies like "Body Count" and "The Black Dhalia" and this film while it's a fairly good movie it suffers with some problems.
What makes the film good is obviously the extremely electrifying performance by Al Pacino. While his performance obviously dozen't and never will compare to his performance in "The Godfather" his performance as a the Cuban crime lord makes the movies issues small and easily forgiven. The film's soundtrack is also really good albeit cheesy. While I'm not to fond of the film's score which consists mostly of synthesizers the film's songs which consists mostly of 80's synth pop is catchy and entertaining.
But the film's biggest problem I find is that it is not as deep as most gangster films. The dialogue is fairly watered down and you can't really connect to the characters to really care about them.
Some critics and movie goers who have praised the film have put this film on the lists of the top gangster movies of all time and while it's an entertaining movie in my opinion it is not one of the best gangster films ever.