Pacino performance likewise suffers the fate of the entire production, although the film, viewed as a whole is immensely successful. Pacino has excellent support from what the future has proven to be an virtual all-star cast, from Michelle Pfeiffer's empty paramour Elvira, to a glowing Mary Elizabeth Mastrononio as Tony Montana's sister. Steven Bauer, Robert Loggia, Harris Yulin, and F. Murray Abraham are all excellent as well. Further support is achieved through a thoroughly appropriate score by Georgio Moroder. Sadly, the DVD is an absolute disaster.
Colors are bleeding all over the place, bright images bloom indiscriminately.
The occasional scene is sharp, but the image is mostly soft. It's doubly frustrating since this film was beautifully lit and photographed by John Alonzo. The disc looked so bad I stopped the play to check that something hadn't thrown my projector convergence out of wack. Straight edges jump and ring excessively. Check out the marquee or the interior ceilings at The Pelican Club.