Scarface (1983)

United States of America

Action, Crime, Drama, Hollywood Movies Hindi Dubbed, Hindi Dubbed Movies, Dual Audio, Hollywood Movies, English Movies

Universal Pictures, Martin Bregman Productions

Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Miriam Colon

Brian De Palma

Oliver Stone, Armitage Trail

Taglines: He loved the American Dream. With a vengeance.

corruption, sibling relationship, miami, florida, cuba, loss of loved one, gangster, cocaine, rise and fall, remake, drug cartel, mafia, drug lord, bitterness, rise to power, miami beach, cuban refugees, drug war, inflammatory

After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.

Reviews:

Author: Geronimo1967
Despite all the hype and plaudits, I don't think this film is as good as Paul Muni's 1932 iteration. That's not to say it isn't a good film, nor that Al Pacino doesn't turn in a good effort - it's that it is all so brash. The language and action has no subtlety or finesse to it. It glorifies violence - it's not just that it is a necessary evil in the world in which "Tony Montana" works, it just comes across as if there was nothing in the script and the film had to be padded out somehow - so let's shove in some more brutality. There is precious little sophistication with the characterisation either - and after a while that all just grates. Top drawer production and scoring, though - and some fine supporting efforts from Robert Loggia and Steven Bauer but for me it was all just a bit in my face when just a little more effort and better scripting could have improved it no end. Good, but not great.