Al Pacino Book:

		List Price: $16.95		Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Salesrank: 328296 Released: November 11, 2008
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		Media: Paperback

Editorial Review:

Scarface Nation: The Ultimate Gangster Movie and How It Changed America Reviews:
SCARFACE: BORING
2009-04-11 - Scarface Nation: The Ultimate Gangster Movie and How It Changed America I found the format and comments boring.

Scarface AbomiNATION.
2009-02-08 - Plenty of missed opportunities here. Poor execution, this book feels like it was written in a single weekend. The worst crime of all? It's a waste of YOUR time. Save your money. I'm a die-hard fan of this film and even I won't add this to my collection. Lightweight effort by an accomplished writer. Sad.

Say Hello To The Bad Book
2008-12-10 - There's clearly a great book about SCARFACE and how it went from box office disappointment to global phenomenon, attaining a lofty place in popular culture... but this cheap knockoff isn't it. Simply put, Ken Tucker is not the man for the job. Pedantic and insipid, his tome is borne from the intent to ride a gravy train as opposed to having genuine affinity for the subject matter. While this SCARFACE book is a shrewd commercial move, it's a creative misfire and you're better off just watching the bonus features on the deluxe DVD. Better yet, why not buy a cool black velvet painting of Tony Montana from a service station. It's a better investment.

Scarface Nation
2008-12-07 - I must admit not being a huge fan of Scarface I was skeptical when I purchased this book. However I was pleasantly surprised on how insightful and interesting this read truly was. I have read Ken Tucker's EW's columns and have thoroughly enjoyed his writing. I would definitely recommend "Scarface Nation" (even to non-Scarface fans).

Totally gangsta
2008-11-16 - Wow! Ken Tucker has squeezed an orchard's worth of juice out of Brian DePalma's pulpy gangster classic, "Scarface".
He tags the 1983 film a "superficial masterpiece" (a phrase he attributes to Pauline Kael), yet this indelible cheeseball epic remains both remarkably pervasive and incredibly enduring 25 years after its release. Tucker explores the making of the film and its cinematic signifiers. But he also details "Scarface"'s roots and its incredibly far-reaching reverberations.
The text is compellingly argued and richly documented and the author is amazingly fluent in both high and low culture. (He even provides links for hip hop videos that emulate the "Scarface" ethos.)
Oh yeah, and it's beautifully written. The introduction alone is worth the price of the book. I'll say it again: Wow!