Face it....the Scar runs deep

Rating: 9/10 (7 March 2012)

An unpretentious, movie about a Cuban immigrant who only wants the world...(a bit greedy). This is a great performance by Al Pacino, who plays Tony Montana a character who has a totally nihilistic personality...and a sick crush on his beautiful sister. He knows the angles ..and is not stupid...but he has not got an ounce of class. Brian De Palma directs this in an unusual way..sometimes hitting the bullseye...then he has a scene that lacks class. The music in Scarface is extremely cheesy. But it fits. Oliver Stones script is also uneven...often intuitive or funny...then a few minutes of low class writing. It is strange how the main characters lack of class works perfectly with the dips in direction and writing. The end of Scarface is Way Over The Top---but it works . Tony has a huge pile of coke on his desk--he takes one inch high lines !! His face becomes like a snowman. The shoot out is "cartoonish"....but that too works. Scarface has become a cult movie. I love its whole "in your face" "take it or leave it" style. An exceptional motion picture.