Review of Scarface (1932) by Benji G — 25 Aug 2016

This movie lives and dies with Al Pacino's electric turn as Tony Montana. Pacino is easily the best part of Scarface. De Palma's direction choices didn't always agree with me, specifically some shot choices where the camera veers off of what you want to be looking at in a jarring way, almost ripping you away from the focus of some scenes.

Additionally, some of the time jumps in the film felt rushed, and I wished we spent more time in some of those periods or at least explored some other avenues within those time frames. The colour palette for this film is gorgeous, using island/beach/neon colours to evoke the glamour and liveliness of Montana's lifestyle.

Overall, Pacino is easily the best part of Scarface and is ultimately why the film works as well as it does.