Scarface (1983)

Al Pacino is a Cuban refugee, arriving in Miami as part of the Mariel boatlift. He arrives as a criminal and remains a criminal through the entire film, quickly moving up in the South American drug trade until he has nowhere to go but down. That last bit is the most interesting part of the film and where there’s some actual character depth from anyone in the entire film. I do enjoy all the 1980s Miami imagery in all its bright colored, white afroed, cocaine-fueled glory. I’ll soon watch the original Scarface and see if that changes my feelings on this one any.