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Scarface (1983) Rank 4 Reviews
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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The interesting thing is the way Tony Montana stays in the memory, taking on the dimensions of a real, tortured person. Most thrillers use interchangeable characters, and most gangster ...read the complete Scarface movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
The most frantic and assured film of Brian De Palma's impressive career. ...read the complete Scarface movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Dimspace Haiku Movie Reviews
The US is the
land of opportunity
for all who come here. ...read the complete Scarface movie review at Dimspace Haiku Movie Reviews
The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Al Pacino stars as Tony Montana, whose intelligence, guts, and ambition help him skyrocket from dishwasher to the top of a criminal empire but whose eventual paranoia and incestuous desire for his kid sister (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) prove his ...read the complete Scarface movie review at The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)
On the surface, the unlikely centrality of Brian De Palma's garish Scarface remake in hip-hop culture seems like a whopping misinterpretation, pointing to a breakdown of morality, irony awareness, and good taste. Is it possible that an entire generation ...read the complete Scarface movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)
Moviepie.com
As the story goes, someone mentioned Scarface to Jessica Simpson and she responded with, "Ew, is his face, like, all covered in scars?" Dummy. It's so easy to discount a girl who doesn't even know when she's eating tuna. I'd seen the poster. I knew ...read the complete Scarface movie review at Moviepie.com
UpcomingDiscs.com (Mark Dancer)
This is just one of the many cultural references that have come out of Brian DePalma's 1983 epic film, Scarface. Al Pacino plays Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee that arrives in the United States with nothing, and leaves with everything. It's a ...read the complete Scarface movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Mark Dancer)
Empire Magazine (--)
Perfomances are excellent...despite its moralistic conclusion... ...read the complete Scarface movie review at Empire Magazine (--)
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Painted in exuberant, extravagant swaths of red, Brian De Palma's foolhardy epic is a thing of delirious grandeur; only the combination of De Palma and screenwriter Oliver Stone could have conceived and executed it. Their oversized vision perfectly ...read the complete Scarface movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
MovieJustice (Steve Vinyard)
Without a doubt, Scarface is one of the finest gangster films ever released. It has a perfectly fitting score, unforgettable over the top acting and a high level of testosterone that is sure to entertain. Honestly, I can't find one thing wrong this movie. ...read the complete Scarface movie review at MovieJustice (Steve Vinyard)
Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
Of all the gangster epics that have come out in the past two decades, this is one of the many outstanding achievements of that particular genre. A remake of the 1932 classic, this has been updated to the early 1980's. The new Scarface is Cuban refugee ...read the complete Scarface movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
Bullz-Eye.com
Any list of classic guy movies would be incomplete without an appearance from Brian De Palma's "Scarface." The film that supplies immortal quotes like, "I always tell the truth, even when I lie," and "Say hello to my little friend!" also gives life to ...read the complete Scarface movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Friday & Saturday Review
"Scarface" showcases one of movie history's great over-the-top-performances: the legendary Al Pacino in the title character of gangster Tony Montana. It simply must be a job of over-acting, because Montana is just such a colossal fake. ...read the complete Scarface movie review at Friday & Saturday Review
DVDActive (Benjamin Willcock)
Many will tell you it's one of the best films to come out of the eighties, I'm not sure it would qualify to be in the top ten of that decade, but it's a very good movie and it comes home on DVD with style. ...read the complete Scarface movie review at DVDActive (Benjamin Willcock)
DVD Talk (James W. Powell)
If you've been holding out for a better DVD version of Scarface, now's the time to buy. Although I wouldn't call the special features superior to the original version, the audio and video are definitely a step up. For those looking to upgrade, this ...read the complete Scarface movie review at DVD Talk (James W. Powell)
Mike Watson
Yet it would be a shame if bad language is all De Palma's SCARFACE is remembered for, because this is a damn fine gangstar flick. The overall structure is similar to Howard Hawks' 1932 original, but this time the scene has switched to Miami, Florida and ...read the complete Scarface movie review at Mike Watson
TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
A beautiful, at times poetic exercise in excess from Brian De Palma. Based on the classic 1932 gangster film of the same name, the screenplay (written by Oliver Stone) follows the plot of its source almost to the letter. Two-bit Cuban hood Tony Montana ...read the complete Scarface movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Monkeyboy Review
Is this the dog's bollocks or what? Never will you have heard a script so cram-packed with swearing. Is there another film with so many quotable lines? Here's some examples... ...read the complete Scarface movie review at Monkeyboy Review
DVD Verdict (Bryan Byun)
Scarface has weathered critical disdain and financial disappointment to emerge, two decades later, as a film for the ages, joining the Godfather saga and GoodFellas in the pantheon of great gangster flicks. While De Palma, Pacino et al. have made ...read the complete Scarface movie review at DVD Verdict (Bryan Byun)
David Landers
SCARFACE, a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, is a very gripping and, as far as I know, a true-to-life story of how power and violence lead to corruption. Al Pacino, as Tony Montana (for whom the movie is named), also provides a brilliant ...read the complete Scarface movie review at David Landers
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