Scarface

Yeah. 2 1/2 stars. Sorry not sorry. I don’t care how many great lines Tony Montana has. I don’t care about the violence or the 80’s aesthetic. I’ve seen this story before. Several times. Dozens of times. I’ve seen the scrappy, hungry nobody rise up and become a crime lord who lets hubris and success bring them back down. I don’t care that this has two iconic lead actors and two further iconic supporting actors. I don’t care how well it’s shot or scored. I don’t care about any of it because I’ve seen this all before. I couldn’t find one original moment, one unique idea, one moment of fresh inspiration. I’m not gonna sit here and say it’s bad, but I am going to question how it has such an amazing reputation, when it’s a story done better elsewhere.