Scarface

Al Pacino, F Murray Abraham, Harris Yulin

After years of diplomatic silence between the United States and Cuba, Castro opens the port of Mariel Harbor, Cuba, to thousands emmigrating to the United States in search of the American dream. Shrew...( read more  read more... )dly, Castro also unlocks the overpacked prisons, allowing hordes of criminals to join the refugees. Tony Montana, a small time hood, is one of them. In Florida, Montana connects with gangster Frank Lopez, and guns his way through the sun washed streets of Miami where he finds power, wealth and passion. He kills Lopez and marries his mistress, Elvira. Montana, better known as "Scarface," soon becomes the leader of a bloody cocaine-smuggling empire but at a terrible cost to his sister, Gina and his loyal friend, Manny. However, like that of others before him, Montana's reign is brief and a violent end is guaranteed as rival gangster compete to become the next drug lord.

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R, 2 hrs. 50 min.

Directed by: Brian DePalma

Released: December 9, 1983

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  • June 25, 2009
    In an earlier review I did on the film Insomnia, I mentioned that Pacino seems to fall under the typecasting trap of cops and gangsters, which I followed up by saying if he does it's because he does them so well.
    Well, I did a review in which he was a damn good cop, so let's see... ...( read more )
  • January 25, 2009
    Dragging away from the silent, intelligent underworld of The Godfather & Miller's Crossing, this is a movie where friendship is as real as the toothfairy and where you meet your end by chainsaw. This movie is not a thinking mans gangster movie, Tony Montana screwed up everything ... ...( read more )
  • November 11, 2008
  • October 29, 2008
    "He was Tony Montana. The world will remember him by another name...SCARFACE."

    An update of the 1932 film, Scarface (1983) follows gangster Tony Montana and his close friend Manny Ray from their trip on the Cuban Boat Lift for refugees to their arrival in Miami. A... ...( read more )
  • October 12, 2008
    It has always been hit or miss with Brian DePalma, who made really great and pretty lame movies, at least as far as I am concerned. Scarface, although critically acclaimed ranges somewhere in the middle. Fact is, it's just kinda hard to care for a main character with all those fl... ...( read more )
  • July 2, 2009
    Maybe the best mob movie that ever appeared. It had action, that famous shooting met in every mafia flick, the story, the chick, and a glorious end. What do you want more from it? It was absolutely Perfect! Al Pacino made the role of his life. Excellent playing!


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View more Scarface reviews at RottenTomatoes.com
May 4, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

A slyly ironic vision of America's still-thriving meritocracy. full review

January 15, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

What were Pacino's detractors hoping for? Something internal and realistic? Low key? The Tony Montana character is above all a performance artist, a man who exists in order to gloriously be himself. full review

Comments


  • Marilynstates
    March 6, 2009
    Ah, i love this movie.
    I squash thoughs cocka-roches!

    LoL
  • brendycandysweet
    February 27, 2009
    DEFINITIVAMENTE!!!INCREIBLE
  • Nos2411
    August 31, 2008
    best film ever, if you like this you wuold like the godfather, the only thing there is that it isint on blu-ray.....
  • bernielovesyou
    August 12, 2008
    i love this movie i can watch it all day!!!=]
  • streetspoet
    July 12, 2008
    This movie its awesome and you can learn from it ... to made it in this world you gotta be like Tony, but you need to know when to calm down
  • jesselonestarstate
    May 26, 2008
    yall mutha fukers r fake inone of yall r even close 2 being like scarface like me
  • Scarface47
    May 24, 2008
    Thats what im talking about man..a movie about me..i love that..
  • godofwarfan
    May 17, 2008
    im not allowed to see it yet but it looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
  • SkywalkerJones
    March 25, 2008
    Tony fuckin´Montana baby.
  • GymNetic25
    March 13, 2008
    Now I know why the famous scene from "ScarFace" makes it a classic film. What can you say about "Al Pacino" only that his acting in this film is astonishingly brilliant and amazed me the whole course of the film. I hope he got an Oscar for his role as Tony Montana because he made this movie a hit and will forever be top of the list in classic gangster films. The particular cast was also great though I felt "Michelle Pfeiffer's character was just kind of there. Her character needed to me more in depth and show exactly what happened to her. She just sort of disappeared without a trace. Ironically enough this film came out the year I was born and I can't believe it has taken me this long to watch this classic, straight to the point cut throat movie.

    4 1/2 stars

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