Review of Scarface (1983) by John C — 17 Dec 2012

Extremely violent, intensely stylistic, excellently written, quotable, one of the best movies ever made.

This review of Scarface (1983) was written by John C on 17 Dec 2012.

Scarface has generally received very positive reviews.

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