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This is a long movie. And thats not all that it has in common with Hindi movies. At times I almost felt like it was an Amitabh Bachan movie. There are quite a few that have a similar storyline. Small guy wants to be big; takes the wrong route; kills his boss (not before his boss tries to kill him first though); becomes extremely rich; gets caught redhanded by the cops; and eventually gets killed in a gang war - not before he takes everyone around him down with him.

Al Pacino is great. I dont think anyone else could have played his role. Sadly (as expected) no Oscar nomination. The movie is too intense for the Oscars! Too much drugs and too many people being killed. Also, the movie has an unconventional ending. Everyone looses everything. They are either all dead, or left in a terrible position that they’d rather be dead!

I would put this movie in the same category as Heat, and as I said, a bunch of Amitabh movies. They are great while you watch them, but they dont make you think all that much once you are done watching them. If you do bad things, bad things will happen to you. There is nothing new in that. Nonetheless, it isnt easy to make such movies, and Scarface is an excellent example of how to get things right.

I really liked it! The acting was awesome. The music is great. The ending was sad and dark - which is good! The only problem is that I’ve seen too many movies with a similar story. Maybe if I’d seen this in 1983…