Say Hello to the Updated Scarface.

Rating: 9/10 (16 February 2016)

Scarface (1983): Dir: Brian De Palma / Cast: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia: Extremely violent in its portrayal of drugs, the mob and that scar that marks an ominous identity. Al Pacino plays a Cuban refugee named Tony Montana who arrives in Miami Florida in 1980. He eventually enters the crime wave quickly rising to the top as a feared mob figure. This is a different direction for Brian De Palma who previously made the entertaining thrillers Dressed to Kill and Sisters. Pacino is a commanding force whose jealous rage earns him enemies, and destroyed relationships. The screenplay details his up rise but also delivers a riveting climax where enemies storm his mansion with a thirst for blood and revenge, and Montana hoisting a large gun in challenge, "Say hello to my little friend!" Michelle Pfeiffer plays his wife whom he charmed away from a former boss but she eventually leaves the chaos. Steven Bauer plays partner in crime Manny who makes the mistake of becoming romantically involved with Montana's sister. She is played by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio whose joyful reunion with Tony vanquishes under his over protective jealousy leaving her aiming her own guns. Robert Loggia is featured as a drug lord. Crime doesn't pay, and the ruthless will fall hard until all is left is a scarred legacy. Score: 9 / 10