URBAN: Brian De Palma presents a film with more cultural currency than real scinematic excellence. An important film for understanding the times.
This film is the definition of eneven to me. It contains some of the most intense scenes (despite not having any particularly outstanding shots) while also containing some long stretches of downtime. The scene where Tony meets the first drug dealers that culminates in the chainsaw killing is completely breathtaking. The part where the guy gets thrown out of the chopper is the same way. The end is another example of this. However, the rest is kind of spacey. The scenes of them talking at the beach and the odd stuff with his sister are barely memorable. Unfortunately, this film has become intertwined with the first big GTA game, Vice City.
Very memorable. Better than a lot of people give it credit for. It's just not quite the achievement that the game was.
URBAN: Recommended
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