Scarface

Brian De Palma, 1983 (suom. "Scarface - arpinaama")

This film, despite carrying none of the pure artistic content of "The Godfather" and its sequel (those being the unavoidable first films of comparison), somehow manages to be very entertaining and memorable. Maybe it's just Al Pacino's role, which I think is the best role he's ever done (being even more breathtaking than the role of Michael Corleone due to the Cuban attitude and accent), or maybe it's the story of what happens when a pure dog without a family gets too much power; maybe it's just the world of crime and violence with the 80's pop beat on the background, or maybe it's a borrowed continuation of awe carrying over with Pacino from Godfather - I really don't know. There's a lot of cool one-liners in the film and a lot of memorable yet somehow unartistic moments. The film also has a very plain and difficult-to-miss storytelling. But somehow is just pure enjoyment to watch, time after another.

p.s. I really think it's the Pacino's role!